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CIHM/ICMH 

Microfiche 

Series. 


CIHIVI/ICIVIH 
Collection  de 
microfiches. 


Canadian  Institute  for  HIttoricai  IMicroraproductions  /  inttitut  Canadian  da  microraprodiTctions  historiquaa 


Technical  and  Bibliographic  Notas/Note*  tachniquas  at  bibliographiquas 


Tha  Instituta  has  attamptad  to  obtain  tha  bast 
original  copy  availabia  for  filming.  Faaturas  of  this 
copy  which  may  ba  bibliographically  uniqua. 
which  may  altar  any  of  tha  imagas  in  tha 
raproduction.  or  which  may  significantly  changa 
the  usual  method  of  filming,  are  checked  below. 


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Coloured  covers/ 
Couverture  de  couleur 


I      I    Covers  damaged/ 


Couverture  endommagte 


Covers  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Couverture  restaur^  at/ou  pelliculAe 


I      I   Cover  title  missing/ 


Le  titre  de  couverture  manque 


I      I   Coloured  maps/ 


Cartas  giographiquas  an  couleur 


Coloured  ink  (I.e.  other  than  blue  or  black)/ 
Encre  da  couleur  (i.e.  autre  que  bleue  ou  noire) 


I      I    Coloured  plates  and/or  illustrations/ 


Planches  et/ou  illustrations  9n  couleur 

Bound  with  other  material/ 
RaliA  avac  d'autres  documents 

Tight  binding  may  causa  shadows  or  distortion 
along  interior  margin/ 

La  re  liure  serrie  peut  causer  de  I'ombre  ou  de  la 
distortion  le  long  de  la  marge  intArieure 

Blank  leaves  added  during  restoration  may 
appear  within  the  text.  Whenever  possible,  these 
have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
II  se  peut  que  certaines  pages  blanches  ajouttes 
lors  d'una  restauration  apparaissant  dans  la  tBxtB. 
mais.  lorsque  cela  Atait  possible,  ces  pages  n'ont 
pas  6t6  filmias. 

A»  ditional  comments:/ 
Commentaires  suppl^mantaires: 


L'Institut  a  microfilm*  la  meilleur  exemplaire 
qu'il  lui  a  iti  possible  de  se  procurer.  Les  details 
da  cat  exemplaire  qui  sont  peut-Atre  uniques  du 
point  de  vue  bibliographiqua.  qui  peuvent  moriiv'ar 
une  image  reproduite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  one 
modification  dans  la  mtthoda  normale  de  filmage 
sont  indiqute  ci-dessous. 


□   Coloured  pages/ 
Pages  de  couleur 


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Pages  damaged/ 
Pages  endommagtes 

Pages  restored  and/or  laminated/ 
Pages  restaur6es  et/ou  pellicul^es 

Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxed/ 
Pages  d6color6es,  tachat^es  ou  piqu^as 

Pages  detached/ 
Pages  d6tach6es 


r7l   Showthrough/ 


Transparence 

Quality  of  print  varies/ 
Quality  inigale  de  I'impression 

Includes  supplementary  material/ 
Comprend  du  material  supplimantaira 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Edition  disponible 


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Pages  wholly  or  partially  obscured  by  errata 
slips,  tissues,  etc..  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
Les  pages  totalament  on  partiallement 
obscurcies  par  un  fauillet  d'errata.  une  pelure, 
etc..  ont  6t6  filmAes  A  nouveau  de  fa^on  A 
obtanir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


This  item  is  filmed  at  the  reduction  ratio  checked  below/ 

Ce  document  est  film6  au  taux  de  rMuction  indiquA  ci-dessous. 


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Tlw  copy  film«d  h«r«  hat  b««n  r«produc«d  thanks 
to  tha  ganarosity  of: 

Library  Division 

Provincial  Archives  of  British  Columbia 


L'axamplaira  film*  fut  raproduit  grlca  i  la 
gAnArosIt*  da: 

Library  Division 

Provincial  Archives  of  British  Columbia 


Tha  imagaa  appaaring  hara  ara  tha  bast  quality 
possibia  considaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  Itaaping  with  tha 
filnting  contract  spacifications. 


Las  imagas  suivantas  ont  At*  raproduitas  avac  la 
plus  grand  soin.  compta  tanu  da  la  condition  at 
da  la  nattat*  da  I'axampiaira  film*,  at  an 
conformit*  avac  las  conditions  du  contrat  da 
filmaga. 


Original  eopias  in  printad  papar  covars  ara  filmad 
baginning  with  tha  front  covar  and  anding  on 
tha  last  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impras- 
sion,  or  tha  back  covar  whan  appropriata.  All 
othar  original  eopias  ara  filmad  baginning  on  tha 
first  paga  with  a  printad  or  illustratad  impras- 
sion,  and  anding  on  tha  last  paga  with  a  printad 
or  illustratad  imprassion. 


Tha  last  racordad  frama  on  aach  microficha 
shall  contain  tha  symbol  -^  (moaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  tha  symbol  V  (moaning  "END"), 
whichavar  applias. 


Las  axamplairas  originaux  dont  la  couvartura  9n 
papiar  ast  imprim*a  sont  film*s  an  commandant 
par  la  pramiar  plat  at  an  tarminant  soit  par  la 
darni*ra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'imprassion  ou  d'illustration.  soit  par  la  sacond 
plat,  salon  la  cas.  Tous  las  autras  axamplairas 
originaux  sont  film*s  an  commandant  par  la 
prami*ra  paga  qui  comporta  una  amprainta 
d'imprassion  ou  d'illustration  at  an  tarminant  par 
la  darni*ra  paga  qui  comporta  una  talla 
amprainta. 

Un  das  symbolas  suivants  apparaitra  sur  la 
darni*ra  imaga  da  chaqua  microficha.  salon  la 
cas:  la  symbols  — ►  signifia  "A  SUIVRE".  la 
symbols  V  signifia  "FIN". 


Maps,  platas.  charts,  ate.  may  ba  filmed  at 
diffarant  raduction  ratios.  Thosa  too  larga  to  ba 
antiraly  includad  in  ona  axposura  ara  filmad 
baginning  in  tha  uppar  laft  hand  cornor,  laft  to 
right  and  top  to  bottom,  as  many  framss  as 
raquirad.  Tha  following  diagrams  illustrata  tha 
mathod: 


Las  cartas,  planchas.  tablaaux.  ate.  pauvant  *tra 
film*s  *  das  taux  da  r*duction  diff*rants. 
Lorsqua  la  documant  ast  trop  grand  pour  *tra 
raproduit  en  un  saul  clich*.  il  ast  film*  *  partir 
da  I'angla  sup*riaur  gaucha.  da  gaucha  *  droite. 
at  da  haut  9n  bas.  9n  pranant  la  nombra 
d'imagas  n*cassaira.  Las  diagrammas  suivants 
illustrant  la  m*thoda. 


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NARBATIVt: 

©F    THE 

ADVENTURES 

AND 

SUFFERINGS 

OF 

SAMUEL  PA  TTERS0I7, 

>afXPERlENCED    IN   tlfE    PACIFIC    OCEAil, 

AND  MANY  OTHER  PARTS  OF  THE  WORLD, 

^ITH  AN  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  FEEGEEj  ANn 

SANDWICH  ISLANDS. 


FROM   THE   PRESS   IN   PALMER. 
2CAY    ly  l>6ir. 


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Rhode  Island  District. 

^^         Be  it  remembered  that   on  the 

(L.  S.)     sixth  (lay  of  September  in  the. 

^^        year  one  thousand  ei,ij;ht,handierl 

an(i  sixteen,  and  in  the  Fortyfirst 

year  of  the    Independence  of  tlie  United 

States  oi  Amenca,Sa?nuel  Patterson  of  Nortli 

Providence  in  said  District,  deposited  in  this 

office  the  title  of  a  Book,  the  ri^ht  wliereof 

he  claims  as  proprietor  in  the  words  fulluw- 

ing,  viz. 

'^Narrative  of  the  Adventures  and  SulTtT- 
ingsofSAMUEL  PATTERSON,  experi- 
onced  in  the  Pacific  O;  ean,  and  many  otlier 
parts  of  the  world,  with  an  account  oftiie 
Feegee  and  Sandwich  Islands." 

In  conformity  to  the  Act  of  Congress  of 
the  United  States  entitled,  **An  act  for  the 
encouragement  of  learning,  by  securing  the 
c«)pies  of  Maps,  Charts  and  Books  to  the  au- 
thors and  proprietors  of  such  copies  during 
the  time  therein  mentioned.*'  And  also  to 
an  Act,  enlitiied,  "An  act  supplementary  to 
an  act,  entitled,  An  act  for  the  encourage- 
ment of  learning,  by  securing  the  copies  of 
maps,  charts  and  b«oks  to  the  authors  and 
proprietors  of  such  copies  during  the  lime 
therein  mentioned,  and  extending  the  ben- 
efits thereof  to  the  Arts  of  design  ing,engrav- 
mg  aud  etching  historical  and  other  prints." 

N.R.  KNIGHT,  Cierk, 
Rhode  Island  DhtrkU 


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PREFACE. 


THE  followinc:  woilv  is  principally  pub- 
lisliefl  from  a  collection  of  pnpers,  put  inta 
the  handsof  the  compilev  ])y  Mr.  Patterson. 
He  appears  to  bo  a  creflihle  man,  and  has  for 
a  number  of  years  supported  a  good  stand  injcj 
as  a  professor  of  the  christian  reliiiflon.  His 
nerves  are  so  afl'erted  by  his  sufierin,e;^s,  as 
that  he  is  incapable  of  wri-tintjf  himself,  and 
the  deficiency  of  his  papers  has  been  filled 
up  by  the  compiler,  under  his  inspection. 
Much  pains  has  been  taken  in  preparino^  this 
work  for  pu])lic  view,  to' render  it  truly  use- 
ful and  beneficial  to  the  world.  Other  pub- 
lications have  been  constihed,  and  to  make 
this  narrative  of  more  utility  to  the  reader 
some  additions  to  Mr,  Patterson^s  communi- 
cations have  been  thus  received. 

The  publication  is  for  the  benefit  of  Mr. 
Patterson,  who  is  truly  a  subject  for  charity; 
after  the  defraying?  the  expense  of  the 
seveialpartsof  tlie  work,  the  remainder  of 
the  profit  will  f»o  to  him;  and  the  patrons 
may  consider  themselves  as  conferring  a  fav- 
our *m  a  poor  unfortunate  honest  Sailor. 

J  know  of  nothing  why  I  should  not  tee* 


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omraencT  tills  book,  asheinj*  very  intereatia;?, 
and  useful  to  the  public,  especially  to  seafar-- 

ing  r.^cn. 

* 

Here  the  Reader  may  see  the  vanity  of 
childhood  and  youth  ;  and  the  transitions 
of  riper  years.  We  find  before  ns  the  sur- 
piiaing  sufferinirs  of  one  of  our  fellow  beings^ 
and  behold  what  God  is  able  to  uphold  a. 
worm  of  the  dust  to  endure.  We  also  see  a 
poor  distressed  mortal,  in  the  midst  of  his 
antjfnish,  n^.ade  hnpj)y  in  the  God  of  his  salva- 
tion, anci  rallinu;  upon  otheisto  laste  andsce- 
hovv  good  the  Lord  is  5  and  exhorting  them 
to  turn  from  their  sins  and  unrighteousness, 
to  him. 

The  account  given  of  the  miserable  state 
of  the  heathen  on  apart  of  this  continent,, 
and  the  islands,  is  quite  affecting.  While 
we  like  rational  beings  areplenteously  cloth* 
pa\  and  fed,  millions  are  in  the  most  abject 
state  of  uncivilization,  naked,  and  nearly  so» 
and  many  considering:  the  flesh  of  their  fel- 
low beings  a  most  delicious  morsel.  But,  one 
thing  is  very  noticable  aiiiijng  them,  their  sa- 
cred rules  of  what  tliey  think  is  true  wor-- 
ship,  they  do  not  violate,  as^thousands  have 
their  strictest  obligations,  who  profess  to  be- 
lieve in  the  religion  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
Herein  the  children  of  this  vvorkl  are  in 
their  generation  wiser  th^n  the.  cluldiexj  ot 


'"i^rt*»^__^. 


Some,  perhaps,  would  bo  mucTi  hctler 
pleased  with  this  narrative,  had  it  been  com* 
piled  separate  from  the  subject  of  reli.u^ion  ; 
if  so,  it  is  much  to  be  lamented  :  this  world 
without  rellj^ion  would  be  a  poor  place,  and 
what  a  poor  thing  Isa  booic  without  it ! 

I  wish  that  every  book  in  existence  had, 
at  least  something?  of  religion  in  it ;  and  to 
all  those  who  have  true  reliction  in  their 
hearts,  how  pleasing  that  would  be ! 

Yon  bave  here  not  onfy  the  virtues  of  the 
man,  but  also  his  vices?  shun  the  wrong, 
imitate  the  good  ;  and  may  the  blessing  of 
heaven  be  with  you. 

I  would  remain  the 

pnblick's  most  humble  servant 

in  the  work  of  the  gospel  ministry. 

EZEKIEL  TERRY. 

Vicinity  of 

WiLBRAHAM,  MaY  1,  l6lT» 


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ADVERTISEMENT. 

IT  might  have  been  expected^  perhaps,  that 
the  names  of  the  Subscribers  would  have  been 
published,,  but  it  was  thought  not  best,  as  they 
zuould  have  excluded  other  useful  matter  ;  or 
the  proprietor^  who  is  in  low  circumstances^ 
viust  have  been  at  the  expense  of  an  extra  sheets 
which  his  friends  advised  him  not  to  do^  A 
part  of  the  subscription  papers  are  returned^ 
on  which  about  nine  hundred  copies  are  subscri* 
ed  for^which  is  here  mentioned  with  gratitude; 
how  many  more  may  be  on  the  unreturned pa* 
pers  is  not  known,,  but  without  doubt  the  num" 
her  is  considerable^ 

It  is  hoped  that  this  liberal  patronage  will 
rut  be  disappointed  of  its  expectation.  There 
may  be  imperfectibnsjn  the  work  ;  but  ivhen  the 
difficulties  attending  the  preparing  such  a  pub* 
Jication  are  considered^  it  is  hoped  that  if  i^ome 
things  of  small  consequence  have  escaped  cor* 
rection^  it  will  be  kindly  overlooked.  It  may  be 
thai  some  names,,  especially  those  of  foreign 
places,  many  of  which  are  differently  written 
by  authors^  are  not  perfectly  correct^  but  it  is 
quite  certain  that  there  exists  no  error  that  can 
mislead  the  reader  from  the  design  of  the  naV'^ 
rative* 


Kodiac  is  differ entlif  spelt  in  the  thirteenths 
chapter^  through  its  being  differently  written^ 
by  others  y  but  Kodiac  is  most  likely  the  cor* 
ri'ctest* 

The  typographical  errors  of  the  press^  als9i 
are  so  trijlitig,  as  not  to  require  a  pointing  out 
here;  any  common  reader  will  right  them. 


FURTHER  RECOMMENDATION. 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Merrilt,  a  very  respectable 
Minister  of  the  Gospel  in  Wilbraham,  and 
Abel  Bliss  Jun.  Esq.  ^i  Literary  and  Relig;- 
ious  Character  of  the  same  place,  have  been 
pleased  to  favour  this  Publication,  with  the 
following  Certificate. 

WE  have  had  some  acquaintance  with'> 
Mr,  Patterson^  the  Subject  of  this  Narrative^, 
and  have  k  ard  him  relate  his  Adventures  and 
Sufferings ^andChristianExperience :  we  think 
he  IS  a  credible  experienced  man^  and  that  his 
Narrative  may  be  quite  entertaining  and  useful' 
to  the  Public* 

TIMOTHY  MERRITT. 
ABEL  BLISS  Jm^n 
Wilbrahamy  May  1 , 1 8 1 T. 


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CQNTENTSv 


i'-M 


CHAP.  L 

Ffom  my  Birth  unto  myjirst  going  to  Secu    t3b 


CHAP.  JU 

My frst going  to  Sea, 


16i 


CHAP.  iir. 

My  first  Voyage  to  Algiers  in  the  Fri* 
gate  George  Washington* 


19; 


CHAP.  IV. 

My  second'  Voyage  to  Algiers, 


31. 


CHAP.  y. 

A  Period  of  Visiting^  Farmings  l^c.        37.. 


IK 


CHAP.  VI. 

J:  Voyage  to  the  Coast  of  Guinea* 

CHAP.  VIL 

A  Voyage  to  HavannaH. 

CHAP.  VIIL 

A  short  Voyage  to  Havannah, 

CHAP.  IX. 

A  Voyage  to  Guadahupe. 

CHAP.  X. 

A  Voyage  to  the  North-west  Coast  of 
America* 


4tft 


49# 


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$2^ 


53,. 


CHAP.  XI.. 


A  Visit  to  the  Sandxv'ch  Islands,  with  an^ 
Account  of  their  Reiip^ion,  Government  ^ 
Customs  and  Manners* 


64^.. 


CHAP.  xir.  . 

A  second  trip  to  the  Korthnvcst  Coait.     to. 


CHAP.  XIII. 

Third  time  to  the  North-west  Coast ;  /? 
trifi  to  KodiaCy  and  the  Coast  of  Call- 
fornia.  7^^ 


CHAP.  XIV. 

A  trip  to  Canton^  and  Port  Jackson* 


7H* 


CHAP.  XV. 

Sail  for  the  Feegee  Islands. 

CHAP.  XVL 


8a 


Shipwreck  near  the  Feegee  Islands^  avd 
mirfrst  getting  on  shore  at  Nirie.  82i 


CHAP.  XVIL 

Jt  Visit  to  Beteger  another  of  the  Feegee 
lslaKds\  with  an  account  of  the  Religion 
cndCmioms  ofthepeopk  of  Feegee*  86» 


'3. 


CHAP.  XVIII. 

JyTy  dreadful  Sufferings  at  Feegee, 


Dl, 


CHAP.  XIX. 

Vin'U  Booyer,  and  return  to  Mrie. 


99* 


CHAP.  XX. 

My  departure  from  Nirie,  to  an  American 
^h,p  at  Booyer.  ^®^' 


CHAP.  XXL 

Sail  for  China. 


109. 


^ 


CHAP.  XXII. 

lu  Sh'ijmuttcs  sail  for  America,  and  I  take 
I  Cruise  xvilh  the  Chinese  against  their 
Enemies. 


lU 


CHAP.  XXIII. 

My  return  to  kmerlcn. 


113* 


E/Jlli 


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31 11 


y  J 


CHAP.  XXIV. 

A  Hotter  ij  Prize  ^  anda'ScvereJit  of  Sick- 


-ness. 


a  0.4'  ■-' 


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1 1  fe* 


121. 


CHAP.  XXV. 

Mij  Christian  Experience, 

CHAP.  XXVI. 

AJ'^tv  Occurrences  J  and  Conclusion,  13  J. 


'v' 


NARRATIVE,  &?c. 


V  t> 


CHAP.  I. 


^'Children,  to  your  creator  God,        / 

Your  early  honoii re  pay, 
While  vanity  and  youthful  blood 

Would  tempt  your  thoughts  astray. 
The  mem'jy  of  his  mighty  name, 

Demands  your  first  regard  ; 
Nor  dare  indulge  a  meaner  flame. 

Till  you  have  known  the  Lord* 
Be  wise,  and  makehis  favour  sure, 

Before  the  mournful  day. 
When  youth  an  I  mirth  are  known  no  more, 

And  life  and  strength  decay." 

From  my  birth  ur  a  my  first  going  to  sea* 


I 


WAS  bom  in  Jorth  Providence,  in 
the  state  of  Rhode  Island^  on  the  16th  of 
August  1785.  My  father,  Hezekiah  Pat- 
terson,  had  but  small  possessions  of  the 
things  of  thiJi  world,  an<.  was  a  poor  man. 
He  went  a  voyage  unto  the  East  Indies, 
and  before  his  return  my  mother  was  under 
the  necessity  to  put  her  hildren  (six  in 
nuralier)  out  at  different  plujes.  I  was  pla- 
ined at  one  Moses  Tiler's  on  Barringtoa 
Veck,  where  I  lived  about  nia«  wonths. 
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But  one  day  heaiinii^  a  salute  fired,  and  on 
inquiry,  beinq  told  that  the  ship  my  father 
•went  to  the  Indies  in  had  returned,  and  be- 
ing dissatisfied  with  my  master,  and  anxious 
to  see  my  father,  the  next  morning  when  I 
was  sent  to  turn  the  cows  to  pasture,  I  ran 
away  for  Providence.  I  crossed  the  bridge 
and  went  on  board  the  ship,  and  inquired 
for  the  captain  ;  I  was  told  he  was  in  the 
lound-house,  to  which  place  I  went :  the 
captain  asked  me  whose  boy  I  was?  I  told 
him  I  was  Hezekiah  Patterson's,  and  that 
3iiy  father  went  out  in  -the  ship  with  him.  He 
enquired  how  old  I  was  ;  I  told  him  I  was 
ten  years  that  summer ;  he  then  asked  me 
jf[  could  drink  grog;  I  told  him  I  could, 
and  he  gave  me  a  glass. 

On  inquii  ing  for  my  fa  .er  T  found  he  had 
^oue  home  to  his  family  The  captain  ask- 
ed me  if  1  should  he  willing  to  be  bound  to 
him  as  aii  apprentice  •,  I  told  him  that  I 
could  not  give  my  aiiPv  er  until  I  had  seen 
my  father.  He  ther  prevailed  on  me  to 
stay  on  board  of  the  ship  that  night;  and 
after  taking  tea  he  told  his  s- n  to  shew  me 
my  father's  hammock,  and  I  slept  in  it  that 
•  ni^ht.  In  the  morning  when  I  heard  the 
sound  of  ail  hands  being  called,  I  turned  out, 
and  went  into  t'  rcund-house  :  the  caj)- 
ta^n  again  entei-^d  into  conversation  with 
mc,  and  on  asking  me  several  questiors, 
found  that  I  had  an  uncle  living  in  P^ou- 


NARRATIVE. 


15 


le  had 
n  ask- 
imd  to 
that  I 
I  seen 
nie  to 
t  ;  and 
lew  me 
it  that 
aid  the 
led  out, 
le  ca\> 
n  >viih 
cstiors, 
1  Provi- 


■'■^:s 


donee,  and  he  sent  his  son  to  sliew  me  the 
way  to  him. 

My  imcle  enquired  of  mc  how  I  came  to 
leave  the  place  where  I  lived  ;  I  told  him  I 
heard  tlie  ship  liad  arrived  tlmt  my  father 
went  to  India  in,  and  being;  anxious  to  see 
him,  had  run  away  from  my  master,  and 
come  to  Providence  m  order  to  find  hini. 
My  uncle  endeavored  then  to  persuade  mo 
to  go  baclv  ai^ain  to  my  mnsLer,  b  Jl  I  asr/ir- 
ed  him  his  treatiiient  of  me  was  slx?  jk  lln^t 
I  should  not  reiUiU  to  live  vritb  hvn  aii^ 
more. 

My  uncle  beins;  a  hon^p  carpenfer,  and  al- 
so two  of  his  sons,  he  toll  me  lliat  I  could 
stay  with  one  of  them  iixtil  \  should  see  my 
father.  I  stayed  abfuit  one  year  in  this 
place,  when  my  m(/ther  came  «*dth  a  horse 
after  me  ;  I  went  ]ioa:e  with  hei*,  and  once 
more  saw  my  father. 

I  was  next,  by  w%  in t her,  placed  withfar* 
mer  Ri«  bard  iiimiiu^^air^es  in  Glouchester^ 
where  I  liv  ed  from  March  until  July,  and 
apparently  pjve  g:od  satisfaction.  But,  ou 
the  first  of  July  iDy  master  having  a  number 
of  hired  men  a  lioeing  for  him,  and  coaiiug 
into  the  field  and  finding  the  wurk  not  done 
to  suit  him,  was  much  displeased  ;  he  then 
sent  me  to  drive  up  the  cows,  but  as  I  got 
them  Lear  the  yard,  they  turned  to  run  away 


16 


PATTERSON  S 


into  the  woods,  and  I  to  prevent  them,  ran 
across  the  lot,  and  through  some  flax  ;  this 
turned  his  anger  against  nie  :  I  thought  of 
no  harm  in  what  I  did,  hut  was  corrected, 
I  think,  as  no  good  man  would  dodeliberate- 
}y.  The  next  morning  I  saw  my  father  and 
informed  him  of  my  ahuse  ;  he  took  me 
home,  and  I  stayed  with  him  and  coIoneJ 
WJieeler,  untii  I  recovered,  which  was  about 
one  month. 


CHAP.  II. 


|i:- 


yi.- 


•*God  moves  in  a  mysterious  ^?ay 

His  wonders  to  perform  ; 
He  plants  his  foot-steps  in  the  sea. 

And  lides  upon  the  storm. 
His  ou»)v>ces  will  ripen  fast,  ^ 

Ofifolding  every  hour ; 
The  bud  may  have  i  bitter  taste. 

But  sweet  may  be .  le  flower." 

Myjirst  going  to  sea. 

Hearing  of  a  training  in  the  neighbor- 
h(>od,  I  went,  and  there  found  a  sea  captain, 
Jonathan  Eborn  of  Pawtuxet,inquiring  for  a 
hoy  that  would  serve  him  as  an  apprentice, 
and  on  my  being  recommended  to  him,  he 
asked ne  how  I  should  like  to  go  to  sea  with 
him;  and  being   \ery  much  pleased  witli 


NARRATIVE* 


17 


the  idea,  I  told  him  I  should  like  it  welL 
He  directed  me  to  procure  my  fiither's 
consent,  and  call  on  him  the  next  mom* 
ing.  I  obtained  the  consent  of  my  father, 
and  the  next  day  the  captain  took  me  with 
him  in  his  carriage  to  Pawtuxet,  where  I 
stayed  till  late  in  autumn,  in  the  year  1798. 
My  master  then  took  charge  of  a  ship  at 
Providence,  and  proceeded  to  Savannah, 
where  he  took  a  cargo  of  cotton  and  tobacco 
for  New- York  ;  after  discharging  our  cargo 
at  New- York,  took  in  freight  for  Savannah  ;, 
at  Savannah  we  took  a  freight  of  tol  acco 
and  cotton,  and  returned  to  New- York,  and 
from  thence  to  Providence. 

The  captain  taking  charge  of  a  ship  for 
Holland,  and  I  not  b^ing  wilting  to  be 
bound  to  him,  returned  home  to  my  father 
again,  with  whom  I  stayed  until  the  De- 
cember following  :  when  he,  going  to  Paw- 
tuxet to  procure  shell-fish,  to(^k  me  along 
with  him,  and  meeting  with  J.  Saunders,  a 
blacksmith,  who  was  wanting  an  apprentice, 
my  father  put  me  to  him  on  trial.  I  stayed 
here  about  six  weeks,  and  was  very  well  lik- 
ed by  my  master  ;  but  one  day  when  he 
was  at  work  on  a  rudder  brace,  and  taking  a 
welding  heat,  Mrs.  Saunders  at  tho  instant 
called  tome  from  the  window  of  her  cham- 
ber to  bring  up  somew^ood  to  herj  and  f, 
fcaj-ing  the  consequence  about  my  e^rs,  ud- 
km  I  ijnmediately  obeyed  her  orders,  raa 
2* 


18 


PATT£RS0m'8 


from  the  bellows  and  carried  the  wood,  and 
returned  in  haste  ;  but  by  my  absence  my 
master  lost  his  lieat,  was  much  oiTeudedy 
and  turned  me  away* 

I  left  Saunders  crying,  and  at  a  little  dis* 
tance,  a  Mr.  Randal  noticing  me,  enquired 
the  cause  of  ray  weeping  ;  I  informed  him 
of  what  had  occurred,  and  he  took  me  imme- 
diately home  to  his  house,  and  said  I  might 
live  with  him. 

I  tarried  a  number  of  months  at  t]iis  place^ 
.  and  was  well  used. 

My  clothes  being  much  worn,  Mr.  Randal 
furnished  me  with  a  new  suit  of  red,  plea- 
sing me  much;  but  one  morning,  it  being 
very  rainy,  Mrs.  Randal  bid  me  lay  them  a- 
side,  put  on  my  old  dress  and  turn^way  the 
cows;  but  this  1  was  not  inchned  to  do,  say- 
ing, I  should  be  ashamed  to  go  thro'  the 
streets  in  my  rugs  ;  however,  I  obeyed  her 
orders,  and  when  I  returned  she  directed 
me  to  go  to  my  breakfast ;  I  told  her  I  would, 
for  I  thu't  1  had  earned  it ;  but  it  would  be 
the  last  one  that  I  should  eat  there.  After 
breakfasting,  with  my  old  clothes,  and  with- 
out any  hat,  in  a  heavy  rain,  I  left  the  house 
irnd  wcut  to  Providence. 

I  h^ve  reason  to  regret  this  improper 
step,  for  I  had  no  ground  of  complaint 
against  thi«  respectable  family. 


NARRATIVE. 


19 


CHAP.  III. 

**I  rangM  the  world,  I  crossM  the  seas, 
In  hopes  my  restless  breast  to  ease, 

By  pleasures  yet  unkDown  : 
To  all  anmseuients  I  have  riiu. 
That's  found  beneath  the  daily  suu; 

Till  weary  I  have  grown." 

My  first  voyage  to    Algiers  in  the  frigate 
George  Washington* 

Being  out  of  employ,  in  June,  1800,  at 
Providence,  unknown  to  my  parents,  I  en*' 
tered  for  the  frigate  Geoige  Washington,  at 
eight  doUorsa  month,  and  the  next  ioornlng 
was  sent  in  a  packet  to  Newport,  where  the 
vessel  was  then  lying,  commanded  by  W. 
Jacobs.  On  my  arrival  there  I  went  on 
board  of  the  ship,  and  after  a  few  days  sail- 
ed for  Philadelphia,  where  the  heroic  qap- 
tain  William  Bainbridge  Esq.  took  the  com* 
manii  of  the  frigate,  and  Mr.  Jacobs  was  the 
first  lieutenant.  Here'  w#  took  on  board  a 
cargo  of  specie  and  a  variety  of  other  artl« 
cles,  for  a  tribute  to  the  Dey  of  Algiers. 

On  the  8th  day  of  August,  we  weigh- 
ed anchor  and  made  sail  for  sea,  and  with- 
out any  thing  especially  worthy  of  notpe, 
on  the  7th  of  September  came  to  anchor  i^ 
the  bay  of'Gibralter*    The  next  day  we'fit> 


,„iPHf^-  "^O 


2Q 


rATTERSOM's 


ed  a  salute  of  fifteen  guns,  which  was  answer* 
ed  by  au  equal  number  froai  the  shore  ;  we 
then  weighed  anchor  and  made  sail  for  Al- 
giers, and  on  the  17th,  off  the  harbour,  the 
American  consul  came  on  board  and  took 
us  into  port,  where  M'e  safely  moored  to  the 
moles  &c*  The  castle  fired  a  salute  of  21 
guns,  and  in  answer  we  returned  the  same 
number,  and  were  apparently  gladly  recei- 
ved by  the  Dey,  who  immediately  attended 
to  the  unlading  the  ship.  Caplaia  Bain- 
bridge  wa^  treated  with  every  attention  by 
the  fiey,  who  presented  hiic  with  an  elegant 
Turkish  sword. 


^«fc. 


We  lay  here  until  the  9th  of  October, 
when  we  were  big  with  the  expectation  of 
returning  to  the  land  of  liberty,  the  U.  S.  of 
America,  and  had  every  thing  prepared  for 
the  voyage,  our  poultry  excepted,  and  that 
in  part  was  ready  to  be  brought  on  board  ; 
in  this  instant  of  anticipated  pleasure,  friend- 
ly appearances  vanished ,and  the  Deyn  adea 
most  unexpected  and  extraordinary  deifiand, 
that  the  George  Washington  should  carry 
his  ambassador  with  presents  to  the  grand 
seignior  at  Constantinople.  This  demand 
was  made  under  pretence  of  one  of  the  sti- 
pulations in  our  treaty  with  Ali^iers,  by 
which  it  is  declared,  that  "should  the  Dey 
want  to  freight  any  American  vessel  that 
may  be  in  the  regency  of  Turkey,  said  ves- 
sd  not  being  engaged,  in  consequence  of  the 


NA&RATIVK* 


Si 


friendship  subsisting:  between  the  two  na« 
tions,  he  expects  to  have  the  preference 
given  him,  on  his  paying  the  same  freight 
offered  by  any  other  nation."  Against  this 
requisition  capt.  Bainbridge  and  the  Ameri* 
can  consul,  Mr.  O'Brien,  remonstrated 
warmly  and  strenuously.  It  was  evident, 
tiiey  said,  that  this  stipulation  could  apply 
only  to  merchants'ships,  not  to  national  ves« 
•els,  charged  by  their  own  government  with 
specificemployments....that capt.  Bainbridge 
liad  received  positive  instructions  for  his 
voyage,  from  which  he  dared  not,  and  would 
not  deviate,  and  that  there  were  other  ships 
in  the  l^arbour  which  would  answer  the  pur- 
pose equally  well.  The  Dey,  however,  per- 
sisted in  his  demand  ;  and  left  capt.  Bain* 
bridge  only*a  choice  of  great  djUculties  and 
embarrassments.  On  the  one  iiand,  an  am<* 
bassador,  with  a  retinue  of  two  hundred 
Turks  as  passengers,  and  presents  to  the  a^ 
mount  of  five  or  six  hundred  thousand  dol« 
la  1*8,  were  to  be  forced  on  board  the  frigate, 
and  carried  to  Constantinople,  at  the  entire 
risk  of  the  United  States.  If  in  the  new 
and  dangerous  navigation  to  that  place  acci<« 
dents  happened  to  the  Dey's  property,  the 
United  States  would  be  held  responsible  to 
indemnify  him  ;  if  any  cruizers  of  the  Portu* 
guese,  Neapolitans,  or  other  powers  at  war 
with  Algiers  should  meet  the  George  Wash- 
ingtonand  capture  her,still  the  UnitedStatcs 
would  be  bound  to  reimburse  the  loss  i  ancl 


fmm 


iit 


yattsrbon's 


the  American  vessels  in  tlie  Mediterranean 
would  be  instantly  seized  by  the  Algerinei 
as  a  security  for  it.     Should  he  be  more  for- 
tunate and   beat  oSl   these    enemies,  they 
might  consider  this  co\  er  of  Algerine  prop- 
erty as  a  violation  of  neutrality,  and  thi|)k 
themselves  justified  in  retaliating  on  the  de- 
fenceless commerce  of  the  United  States  in 
the   Mediterranean.      Besides   which,    he 
would  deviate  frpm  his  orders  by  undertak- 
ing, for  six  months,  a  voyage  not  sanction- 
ed by  bis  government.     On  the  other  Land, 
refusal  to  comply  would  occasion  the  deten- 
tion of  the  frigate,  which  was  now  in  the 
power  of  the  Dey,  and  be  followed  by  an  im^ 
mediate  declaration  of  war  against  the  Uni- 
ted States,  for  this  alledged  breach  of  the 
treaty,  and  a  seizure  of  all  American  vessels 
in  the  Mediterranean.      In  this    situation 
capt.  Bainbridge  opposed  the  Dey  as  long 
«nd  as    vijjorously  as  possible*     The  Dey 
promised  that  if  a  Sweedish  frigate,  which 
was  then  expecte^l,  arrived,  he  would  take 
}ier  in  place  of  the    George  Washington. 
But  she  did  not  come.     A  British  twenty* 
fourgnn  ship  arrived  and  oflered  to  cany 
the  presents.     This,  however,  the  Dey  refu- 
60f}^  because  he  would  not  be  under  obliga- 
tions to  Englt^nd;  and  at  last,  exasperated 
by  opposition  he  sent  for  capt.  Bainbridge 
and  the  consul,  and  peremptorily  demanded 
tbat  tMC  frigate  should  go  toX^omUantinople, 
threatening,  in  case  of ndTusal,  to  lliake  slaves 


MARRATZVZ*  '9 

of  all  the  Americans  in  Algiers,  to  deiaia 
the  frigate,  and  send  out  his  cniizers  as^ainst 
the  defenceless  trade  of  the  United  States* 
The  liberty  of  his  countrymen,  and  the  safe- 
ty of  the  American  commerce,  decided  capt. 
Bainbridge  at  last  to  smother  his  indignation 
at  this  unpleasant  and  humiliating  servicey 
and  he  consented  to  receive  the  Algerine 
ambassador* 

Another  difference  arose  about  the  flag : 
capt.  Bainbridge  declared  that  the  frigate 
should  carry  her  own  colours;  but  the  Dey 
insisted  that  the  flag  of  Algiers  should  be 
worn  during  the  voyage.  It  was  vain  to  re- 
sist, however  mortifying  to  obey ;  andsomo 
tears  fell  at  this  specimen  of  national  humility. 

They  sailed  from  Algiers  on  the  19th  of 
October.  The  winds  were  unfavourable, 
the  weather  bad,  and  the  society  of  the 
Turks  not  calculated  to  console  the  officer! 
for  these  inconveniences  ;  but  they  submit- 
ted with  as  good  grace  as  possible  to  a  huini- 
liation  which  they  deemed  necessary  for 
their  country's  service.  The  frigate  anchor- 
ed at  the  lower  end  of  Constantinople  in 
twenty  three  days  from  her  departure,  and 
the  next  morning,  the  12th  of  November,the 
American  flac;  war  hoisted  at  the  mizen,  the 
Alyferine  at  the  main.  Soon  after  three  offi- 
cers in  succession  were  sent  on  board  by  the 
grand  seignior,  to  inquire  what  ship  that; 


24 


Patterson's 


was,  and  what  colours  she  had  hoisted. 
They  were  told  that  it  was  an  Americati 
frigate  ard  an  American  ilag.  They  said 
they  did  not  know  any  such  country.  Capt* 
Bainbri(1,8:e  then  explained  that  America 
was  the  New  World.. ..by  which  name  they 
had  some  idea  of  the,  country.  After  these 
inquiries  the  frigate  came  into  the  harbour, 
saluted  the  grand  seignior's  palace  with 
twenty-one  guns,  and  proceeded  to  unload 
the  Algeiine  cargo.  The  ambassador  was 
notperraitted  to  have  his  audience  before 
the  arrival  of  the  capudan  pacha,  or  high  ad- 
miral from  Egypt,  and  it  was  necessary  for 
the  frigate  to  wait  the  result.  Capt.  Bain- 
bridge  endeavoured  to  employ  the  interval 
in  giving  to  the  Turkish  government  a  fa- 
vourable impression  of  a  country,  of  which 
his  ship  and  crew  were  the  only  specimens 
they  had  ever  had  an  opportunity  of  seeing* 
At  this  time  an  embassy  to  Constantinople 
was  projected,  and  William  L.  Smith,  Esq. 
then  minister  of  the  United  States  in  Portu- 
gal, was  designated  as  our  ambassador.  It 
was  therefore  desirable  that  his  arrival  should 
bepieceded  by  as  advantageous  an  opinion 
as  possible  of  his  country.  How  well  capt. 
bainbridge  succeeded  in  making  these  im- 
pressions we  may  learn  from  the  unsuspi- 
cious testimony  of  a  distinguished  traveller, 
Mr.  Clarke,  \irho\vas  then  at  Constantinople, 
and  with  whom  capt*  Bainbridge  contraotttl 
a  friendly  intimacy. 


NARRATIVE. 


25 


lioiste^» 
merican 
Ley  said 
Capt. 
ALmerica 
me  they 
ter  these 
harboius 
ice  with 
6  unload 
idor  was 
:e  before 

highad- 
jssaiy  for 
ipt.  Baiii- 
3  interval 
nent  afa- 

of  which 
specimens 

of  seeing, 
tantinople 
aiith,  Esq. 
s  in  Portu- 
;sador.     It 
ival  should 
an  opinion 
well  capt. 
V  these  iui- 
iie  unsuspi- 
)d  traveller, 
stantinople, 
3  contra«l«<A 


Mr.  Clarlfe  observes  ;  "The  arrival  of  an 
American  frigate,  for  the  first  time,  at  Con- 
stantinople,  caused  considerable  sensation, 
not  only  among  the  Turks,  but  ulso  through- 
out the  whole  diplomatic  corps  stationed  in 
Pera.  This  ship,  commanded  by  rapt.  Bain- 
bridge,  came  from  Algiers,  with  a  letter  and 
presents  from  the  Dey  to  the  sultan  and  ca- 
pudan  pacha.  The  presents  consisted  of 
Tygers  and  other  animals  sent  with  a  view 
[to  conciliate  the  Turkish  government  whom 
[the  Dey  had  offended.  When  she  came  to 
in  anchor  and  a  message  went  to  the  porte 
that  an  American  frigate  was  in  the  harbour, 
the  Turks  were  altogether  unable  to  compre- 
lend  where  the  country  was  situated  whose 
lag  they  had  to  salute.  A  great  deal  of 
[ime  was  therefore  lost  in  settling  this  im- 
portant point,  and  considering  how  to  re- 
[eive  the  stranger.  In  the  mean  time,  we 
^ent  on  board  to  visit  the  captain  ;  and  were 
^tting  with  him  in  the  cabin,  when  a  mes- 
mger  came  from  the  Turkish  government 
ask  whether  America  was  not  otherwise 
illed  the  New  World  ;  and  bemg  answer- 
il  in  the  afiirmative,  assured  the  captain 
lat  he  was  welcome,  and  would  be  treated 
lith  the  utmost  cordiality  and  respect.  The 
|essengers  from  the  Dey  were  then  ordererl 
board  the  capudan  pacha's  ship  ;  who  re^/ 
Uving  the  letter  from  their  sovereign  with 
[eatra^c,  fii-stspat,  and  then  stamped  upon 
telling  them  to  go  back  to  their  master, 
3 


jattersok's 

"^    .  ijVrf>  served  after 

,1  infonv.  him  that  l»ewouWte«e»    ^^^  ^^^ 

S  ^.Smaunerj^hene^^^^^ 

«iral  met  him.    ^apt-  »"»      ^  „!  atte^"""^ 
;L,  received  with  every  '        ^  pvesents.* 
»nd  rewauied  with  magnificent  P^  ^ 
The  fine  order  of  the  s^P  "^      „f  general 
luieoi  her  -^^ J  Cd  tieWent  mm- 

^rS'^^ars^-S.leTffm'ini^ 
Places.    We  aocompamea  »         ^^.  ^^^^  ^f 

erthe  Blac^  sea   a.^he  «^^  ,^,  ^^    „ 
hoisting  there,  fov  the     ^^^^^^  were  amusecl 

^?th'aVerr^«sSi- 

S  S'dinne-    YrconSniU^^^ 

r^tiveo  of  Euvope^^^  -;tm:  ,;^,e  and  were 

touched  at  A  =,       ^^^^^^       neai 

fa.  and  bevna  «"'    ,  ,  •    » 
both  of  Europe  and  Asia. 

.     1  .f  tlie  capudan  pacha,  the 

Onthe  arrival  of  Jhe      P  J 

,ni,i>  .■-""""'  £*««'  'fvsn 


NARRATIVE. 


tt7 


uafortuDate  Algerine  ambassador  was  deni- 
ed an  audience,  and  both  his  letters  and  pre- 
sents refused,  on  account  of  the  many  depre- 
dations committed  by  Algiers  on  the  com- 
merce of  Austria  and  other  nations  friendly 
to  the  porte,and  also  for  having  made  peace 
ivith  France  without  consulting  the  grand 
seignior.  The  ambassador  and  his  suite 
were  not  suffered  to  leave  their  houses,  the 
Dey  of  Algiers  was  ordered  to  declare  waL* 
against  France,  and  sixty  days  allowed  to  re- 
ceive in  Constantinople  the  account  of  his 
compliance,  on  pain  of  immediate  war. 

C  apt.  Bainbridge  was,  however,  received 
by  the  capudan  pacha  with  distinguished 
politeness.     He  took  the  frigate  under  his 
immediate  protection  ;•    requested   captain 
Bainbridge  to  haul  down  the  Algerine  flag 
and  carry  the  American  ;  and  being  fond  of 
ship-building  and  naval  affairs,  conceived, 
jfrom  the  seaman-like  conduct  of  the  olficers 
and  the  state  of  the  frigate,  a  high  idea  df 
pur  marine    character.     These    attentions 
[were  peculiarly  grateful,  as  this  officer  was  re- 
lated by  marriage  to  the  grand  seignior,  f^nd 
supposed  to  possess  great  influence  in  public 
iffaii-s.     He  afterwards  addressed  a  friendly 
letter  to  Mr.  Smith,  the  expected  ambassa- 
^lor,  and  the  two  countries  might  have  form- 
jd  a  commercial  treaty  under  very  favoura- 
ble auspicles  :  but  the  mission  to  Constant- 
inople wa»  afterwards  discountenanced  by 


",3 


Patterson's 


*     The  different  diplomatic 
our  SO^«-«Trr  :  JnUnoJle  paid  to  capta.u 

Bainbri.lse  /^  V.  "7ite  BiitisU,  atidbat- 
I,„aeU..bs.h,theDanuha      ^^  y^ 

e,  y  tbins  being  at  lengj  Constantin- 

o.pleiiUbe.noi.tl  ofUece,  ^^^^^^  j^,. 

ciers,  with  »»  account  ol  me 
'suit  of  the  embassy. 

Tbisvoya,etoConstan.„o^£"^^^^^^ 

some,  was  «>»'"f  ^'^^.^'^^"^.Ld  States,  and 
iiuich  honour  to  1"'=.  Jl ,  ui-hly  servicable. 
;isbt  have  been  f '^f '^(I'eorRe  VasWngton 
Fonunately  fov  "3,  tbc  Oeo  g  jj      ,e, 

arrived    suddenly   belore     «-        ^utfed  to 

:  hkl  no  Christian  !e-;v-^Ss  ^hat  aU 
do....the  laws  «^*^^,'P°;*!  120  miles  below 
foreign  vessels  sho'.ldwaii  ^^  ^^^^  ^^. 

the  city,  in  order  to  oUam  le      ^_^^.^^ 
and  as  the  Amenf""  J«S  ^?3ters  „{  foreign 
then  unknown,  a"*!  "^*^"  ^^  been  uowiUing 
powers  would  "^  ^°" '^„,S,\%eople  admitted 

\o  see  a  y^^S'^tntres  of  *  *^»*'^'  "V^^'w 
to  share  the  ?dvantages  «  ^.^^^^j. 

luey  were  e^J^y'tieatl  never  would  have 
lity  is  that  the  frigate  ne  ^yoviev 

ielched  Constanunopje.    Am^  an  excellent 

«r,  as«^^^'l*^'',  '     disc^line,  she  gave  the 
,,ew  in  the  best  d  ^.P'  ^     ^i,„,,tet  of 


T 


is;i&SSrS.V««..'' 


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the  United  States....a character  which  they 
have  since  seen  us  sustain  with  so  much  glo- 
ry in  the  war  with  Tripoli,  and  .also  with  Al- 
giers.    After  landing  some  Turks  at  Maltn,a» 
a  favour  to  the  capudan  pacha,  capt.  Baiu- 
bridge  arrived  off  Algiers  on  the  21st  of  Jan- 
uary 1801.    Warned  by  his  past  misfortune, 
he  did  not  venture  his  frigate  within  reach  of 
the  fort,  but  sent  the  ambassador's  secretary 
on  shoreJn  a  boat,  although  the  Dey  desired 
that  he  would  come  into  port  to  discharge 
some  guns  belonging  to  Algiers,  which  he 
had  taken  in  there  as  ballast  for  the  vayage 
to  Constantinople.    The  Dey,  however,  in- 
sisted, and  captain  Bainbiidge,  fearful  of  the 
consequences  to  the  unprotected  commerce 
of  the  United  States,  again  ventured  within 
tlie  Dey's  power,  delivered  the  old  guns,  and 
took  other  ballast.    The  tyrant  was  now  so 
effectually  humbled  by  the  orders    ojC  the 
grand  seignior,  that  he  instantly  released 
four  hundred  prisoners,  who  had  been  taken 
with  British  and  Austrian  passports,  and  de- 
clared war  against  France.    Finding  too,  that 
capt.  Baiubridge  was  on  friendly  terms  with 
the  capudan  pacha,  liis  menaces  softened  in- 
to great  mildness.     After  having  been  thus 
instrumental  in  the  release  of  so  many  pris- 
oners, capt.  BainbridL»-e  was  now  enabled  to 
serve  the  interesls  of  humanity  in  another 
way.  On  the  declaration  of  war  with  France, 
the  consul  and  all  the  French  subjects,  then 
in  Algiers,  were  or  lered  to  leave  the  country 
3«  * 


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in  forlycight  hours,  am!  as  their  longer  stay 
would  have  exposed  them  to  captivity,  they 
were  all  taken  on  board  of  the  George  Wash- 
ington» 

On  the  31st  of  January  we  made  sail  from 
the  harbour  of  Algiers,  touched  at  Alicant, 
landed  our  passengers,  and  sailed  for  Anieii« 
ca.  On  the  14th  of  April  we  experienced  a 
violent  gale,  but  received  no  essential  injury. 
Much  praise  is  due  to  the  skill  of  capt.  Hal* 
lowell,  the  then  sailing-master.  And,  in  the 
latter  part  of  April  we  arrived  at  Philadel- 
phia, in  the  happiest  of  all  countries,  the 
United  States  of  America*  At  this  place  I 
was  discharged,  with  others,  from  the  ship  ; 
and  being  but  a  boy,  with  no  one  to  control 
me,  I  roved  about  with  the  sailor  boys  until 
my  money  was  all  gone. 


MARRATIYE. 


St 


CHAP.   IV. 

*^0  happiness !  at  wliicli  all  men  do  aim, 
How  few  know  more  of  thee  than  just  the 
AIas,how  eager  is  poor  mortaPs  chase   [name* 
Inseaixihof  thee,  in  every  lanil  and  place  : 
They  talk  of  thee,and  yet  they  know  ihee  not  j 
Ah,  few  there  be  that  find  the  happy  spot.'^ 

Ml/  secondvoyage  to  Algiers* 

Being  moneyless  and  out  of  employ,  I 
went  in  search  of  a  ship  to  enter  again  for  a 
voyage.  And  on  finding  a  Crig  bound  for 
Jamacia,  I  engaged  for  twelve  dollars  a 
month.  We  set  sail,  but  being  out  three 
days,  sprung  a  leak,  and  returned  to  Phila- 
delphia in  distress.  The  hands  not  think- 
ing the  vessel  sea- worthy,  all  ran  away  from 
it,  and  I  also  among  the  others. 

But  being  destitute  of  money  and  not 
knowing  what  to  do,  I  went  down  to  the 
rendezvous  in  Spruce-street,  in  order  to  en- 
ter on  board  the  Philadelphia  frigate;  when, 
to  my  great  surprise,  a  constable  came  in  at 
each  door,  and  clapped  their  hands  on  my 
shoulders,  telling  me  I  was  their  prisoner, 
and  immediately  took  me  off  and  committed 
me  to  jail,  for  deserting  the  Jamacia  merch- 
antoian. 


?attwson'« 

cell,  lieutenan   Go  don  cam         ^^^^^ 
me,  on  condition  ttaW  j^.    ^^ .  be 

board  the  ship. 

newed  out  voyage  foi  Algiers. 

passage  attived  ?»  A^%*^h  gveit  pleasure. 

^ared  to  r«««"'*J*  bewi  the  case,  ^vas 

^bat  this  *ould  tove  been     ^^^^^    trib- 

"»»"»|Ky-^t  WsXvesouboavd,  a»d 

Jl'delivered  the  present. 

'  ^v-  *^^arp   one  mornings 

While  lying  at  this  pla«,c^n^^ 

when  all  the  top-men  were  emp^^y.^  ^,^^  g^, 

inga  new  suit  of  wP-^'V^^oUing  kettle,  and 
lefatiencUng  the  office.*  boiu  4  ^ 

aiatmuchprised  by  them,  ^^^^ 

ously  along  J^l^f  ^S  «>me  black  «al- 


NARRATIVK. 


S3 


fixed  her  feet  in  them;  she  ran  trotting 
down  into  the  ward-room,  and  I  went  up  in- 
to the  mizzen  top.  Lieutenant  Gordon  soon 
enquired,  **\vho  put  the  shells  on  the  cat's 
feet  ?"  a  boy  replied,  "Sam.  Patterson  !" 
Gordon  then  procured  a  piece  of  rattling 
stuff,  came  up  on  the  gang-wa3%  hailed  the 
mizzen  top,  aufi  ordered  me  to  come  down  ; 
I  obeyed,  but  went  trembling  in  my  shoes, 
well  knowing  what  the  matter  was ;  he 
then  asked  me  what  I  put  the  shells  on  llie 
cat's  feet  for  ?  but  my  fears  prevented  an  an- 
SiVer,  and  he  ordered  me  to  prdl  off  my  jack- 
et, but  that  I  realy  felt  unwillin.:?  to  do  :  my 
jacket  was  naturally  striped  perpendicularly, 
but  Gordon  now  with  his  rattling  stuff  Iai(l 
on  about  forty  stripes  the  other  way;  and 
changed  it  immediately  into  a  checkered  one; 
paying,  "Now  go  and  shoe  another  cat,  you 
have  received  your  pay  for  this.' 


>i 


**A  whip  for  the  horse,  a  bridle  for  the  ass, 
and  a  rod  (not  rattling  stuff  }  for  the  fool's 
back." 

St.  Paul  said,  *»When  I  was  a  child,  I 
spake  as  a  child,  I  understood  as  a  child,  I 
thought  as  a  child  ;  (and  perhaps  might 
have  added,  I  acted  like  a  child  J  but  when  i 
became  a  man  I  put  away  childish-things.'^ 

„    In  children  and  youth  we  should  not  ex- 
pect that  the  stream  of  life  can  rise  higher 


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than  the  source  of  volition ;  and  those  who 
have  the  care  of  youth,  should  remember 
they  once  were  young  themselves,  and  know 
how  to  feel  and  allow  for  the  days  of  child- 
hood and  youth,  which  are  vanity ;  but  at 
the  same  time  never  countenance  evil.  This 
may  be  done  without  applying  the  rod  for 
every  trifling  and  diverting  offence.  The 
minds  of  some  men  are  so  contracted,  that 
their  juvenile  years,  and  the  feelings  of  chil- 
dren, they  cannot,  or  will  not  remember  ; 
and  for  even  musical  offences,  inflict  quite 
unprofitable  punishments.  How  much  bet- 
ter a  firm  disapprobation  of  wrong,  and  a  re- 
served smile  at  amusement,  with  a  tender 
word  of  good  instruction,  would  comport 
with  a  gentleman,  and  an  American  freeman. 
But  instead  of  this,  even  apparently  good 
men  in  many  respects,  will  whip  and  bluster, 
as  though  American  children,  can  take  the 
lash  like  the  oflspring  of  slaves ;  but  in  this 
they  are  mistaken,  and  the  truth  must  ap- 
pear at  their  e2:pense. 

We  lay  here  about  three  weeks,  in  which 
time  the  frigate  President  arrived  off  the 
harbor :  she  had  lost  a  lieutenant  and  a 
boat's  crew,  and  lieutenant  Gordon  was  or- 
dered on  board  of  that  ship,  and  I  went 
with  him,  and  was  stationed  the  same  as  be* 
fore. 


At  this  time  the  United  States  were  at 


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35 


war  witli  Tripoli,  but  we  had  no  action  of 
consequence.  After  cruising  about  the 
Mediterranean  a  few  weeks,  our  crew  had 
the  scurvy  and  died  very  fast ;  and  we  put 
into  Monaco,  an  English  port,  for  refresh- 
ments. After  laying  there  four  or  five  weeks, 
and  getting  fresh  provisions  and  water,  and 
all  things  ready  for  sea,  we  gat  under  weigh 
with  a  stiff  breeze,  but  not  having  any  pilot 
on  board,  the  ship  struck  a  rock,  while  going 
about  seven  knots  an  hour  through  the  wa- 
ter; the  commodore  immediately  ran  up 
the  gang  way,  and  gave  the  officer  of  the 
deck  orders  to  run  her  on  shore,  thinking  she 
was  sinking;  but  the  officer  taking  the  sec- 
ond thought,  called  the  carpenter  to  sound 
the  pumps,  and,  finding  the  ship  made  no 
water,  we  put  out  to  sea.  But,  the  commo- 
dore thought  it  not  prudent  to  go  on  to  the 
American  coast  in  the  winter,  without 
knowing  what  damage  the  ship  had  recei- 
ved, and  ordered  her  to  Toulon,  in  order  to 
go  into  dock  to  repair.  We  lay  at  this  place 
three  months,  and  after  the  necesary  re- 
pairs, we  embarked  for  America,  and  arrived 
at  the  city  of  Washington  in  May  1802. 
Here  I  was  discharged,  and  received  my  wa- 
ges. I  then  took  passage  and  went  down  to 
Alexandria,  a  distance  of  about  eight  miles, 
whence  I  sailed  for  New-York,  and  arrived 
there  after  a  passage  of  fourteen  days.  At 
New-Yorki  went  on  board  of  a  packet  for 
Providence,  and  arrived  at  that  place  la 


S6 


PATTERSON  8 


June*  I  went  to  sec  my  uncle,  nnd  heard 
from  my  parents,  &c*  The  same  afternoon 
I  sat  out  for  the  country  to  see  my  kindred 
and  friends  ;  but  being  foot-sore  by  not  be- 
ing on  the  land  but  a  little  for  about  two 
years  previous,  I  put  up  on  the  way  till  the 
next  mornint? ;  and,  being  very  desirous  to 
see  my  parents,  after  taking  some  refresh- 
ment, I  still  pursued  on  ray  way  until  I  came 
to  the  house  where  they  lived;  I  first  saw 
my  mother  through  the  window  as  I  passed  ; 
she  was  at  work  at  her  wheel,  laboring  for 
her  support ;  I  knocked  «t  the  door,  she 
came  and  opened  it,  and  on  seeing  her  son 
whom  she  thought  was  lost,  she  stepped 
back,  sat  down,  and  gave  vent  to  a  flood  of 
tears ;  then,  after  embracing  me,  she  told 
nie  the  many  night's  sleep  she  had  lost  on 
my  account,  and  related  her  visions  of  the 
night  about  me«  It  was  impossible  for  her 
to  express  her  joy  on  seeing  me  once  more  in 
the  land  of  the  living.  My  father  who  was 
out, scon  cauie  homeland  was'much  rejoiced 
to  see  his  son  again. 


KARRATIVE. 


N 


CHAP.  V. 

((See  how  the  little  toiling  ant 

Improves  the  harvest  hour  : 
While  summer  lasts,  thro'  all  her  cells 

The  choicest  stores  she  pours. 
'  While  life  remains,  our  harvest  lasts ; 

But  youth  of  life's  the  prime  ; 
Best  is  this  season  for  our  work^ 

And  this  th'accepted  time* 
To-day  attend,  is  wisdom's  voice. 

To-morrow,  folly  cries : 
And  still  to-morrow  'tis,  when,  Oh  ! 

To-day  the  sinner  dies. 
When  conscience  speaks,  its  voice  regard. 

And  seize  the  tender  hour  ; 
Humbly  improve  the  promised  grace, 

And  God  will  give  the  power." 

A  period  ofvhiting^  farmings  £j?c. 

My  brother  lived  at  one  of  the  neighbors; 
my  youngest  sister  went  to  school,  and  my 
eldest  lived  abroad.  My  father  and  I  went 
to  visit  my  brother,  who  was  overjoyed  on 
seeing  me,and  it  was  no  small  pleasure  tome 
once  more  to  meet  with  him.  On  our  re- 
turn we  stopped  at  a  farmer's  house  where 
one  of  my  sisters  was,  and  finding  her  in  good 
Jicalth,  we  had  an  agreeable  interview :  I 
related  to. her  my  adventures,  and    after 


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spending  a  social  hour,  returned  with  my  fa- 
ther. 

My  money  by  this  time  running  short,  and 
my  father  being  in  low  circumstances,  he 
thought  it  would  be  prudent  for  me  to  go  to 
woikat  farming  ;  accordingly  I  did  with  the 
neighbors,  and  passed  away  the  summer,  and 
part  of  the  fall,  very  agreeably. 

One  of  mT  sisters  was  living  in  Rehoboth, 
whom  I  had  not  seen  since  my  return,  and  I 
was  very  anxious  to  pay  her  a  vist ;    and  ob- 
taining leave  of  our  parents,  ray  brother  and 
f  sat  out*    Our  meeting   was  affectionate. 
After  conside"able  of  a  visit,    we  took  our 
leave  of  her,  «nd  went  to  our  uncle's,  who 
lived  in  that  vicinity.     From    thence   we 
went  to  Barringt^n  to  visit  our  grandfather, 
and  had  a  very  agreeable  season  with  the  old 
gentleman  and  his  family.    Thence  I  went 
to  Bristol  to  see  a  halfbrotherof  mine,whom 
I  had  not  seen  for  a  number  of  years  ;  I 
found  him  at  work  on  board  of  a  ship  ;  I  re- 
lated to  him  my  narrative,  and  told  him  I 
was  anxiou3    to    go    to  sea  again :  he  in- 
formed me  business  was  brisk  and  that  wages 
were  high  ;    and  he  advised  me  to  return  to 
my  father  and  inform  him   that  I   could, 
without  doubt,  get  a  voyage  out  oftiiat  port. 
I  accordingly  returned  by  the  way  of  my 
grandfather's  In  Bariington,  where  joining 
my  younger  brot1\er  again,  we  returned  to 


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39 


ourpareD'%  I  iDfornied  my  father  of  the 
flattering  prospect  at  Bristol  for  a  voya.Jje, 
and  he  consented  that  I  should  go,  I  stayed 
at  home  two  or  three  weeks,  when  my  moth- 
er fixed  me  oiF,  as  well  as  she  coidd,  for  Bris- 
tol, to  go  to  sc^  :  when  I  sat  out  she  went  a- 
long  with  me  some  way  and  sat  down  upon  a 
rock,  and  taking  me  by  the  hand  said,  '^Sam- 
uel, I  waat  to  give  you  advice;  you  know 
you  are  going  away  from  your  parents  into 
the  wide  world,  I  want  you  should  be  careful 
of  your  health,  you  will  have  no  mother  to 
take  care  of  you  :  but,  if  you  can  content 
yourself  to  stay  at  home  —  as  I  have  got  to 
be  old  and  infirm  —  and  you  see  how  it  is 
with  your  father  —  he  is  neglectful  —  I 
vant  yoii  should  provide  a  home  for  me  — • 
and  assist  me  in  aome  measure." 

But  all  this  would  not  prevail,  and  many 
a  bitter  tear  has  this  last  parting  with  my 
dear  aged  mother,  caused  to  roll  down  my 
cheeks  in  sorrow  ;  may  heaven  forgive  my 
hardness  of  heart. 


Little  de  children  think  what  painful 
hours  their  parents'  slightei  words  and  tears 
will  surely  bring  them  to  experience.  How 
unfeeling  must  that  breast  be  that  is  insensi- 
ble to  the  request  of  a  mother!  but  such  a 
heart  was  mine !  !  and  may  tears  of  deep 
contrition,  witness  my  unfeigned  sorrow  for 
this  hisk  never  to  be  forgottep  by  me,  till  I  go 


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down  to  the  grave  to  my  departed  mother, 
who  now  no  longer  lives  to  bless  me  with 
forgiveness. 


CHAP.  VI. 

<* Cease  man* stealing  sons  of  murder  I 
Cease  from  forging  Afiio's  chain : 
Mock  your  Savior's  name  no  further, 
Cease  your  savage  hist  of  gain. 
Boasting  heroes  on  the  waves. 
Bid  no  slave-ship  soil  the  sea  ;      '  ' 
Ye  who  never  will  be  slaves, 
Bid  poor  A  flic's  sons  be  free. 
Where  ye  gave  to  war  its  birth, 
Where  your  traders  CxM  their  den  ; 
There  go  publish  peace  on  earthy 
Go  proclaim  good  will  to  men. 
Where  ye  once  have  carried  slaughter. 
Vice,  and  slavery,  and  sin  ; 
Seiz'd  on  husband,  wife  and  daughter, 
Let  the  gospel  enter  in." 

A  voyage  to  the  coast  ofGulnea* 

Being  resolutely  bent  on  following  the 
sea  for  a-Iivelihaod,  I  took  my  leave  of  my 
tender  mother,  and  hastened  on  to  Bristol. 
On  arriving  there  I  went  to  work  on  board  of 
a  ship,  a  Guineamau  ;  and,  one  day  when  I 
was  employed  aloft,  there  came  a  sea  cc .  tain 


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41 


on  deckhand  enquired  if  there  was  any  one 
on  board  that  wished  to  get  a  voyage  ;  and 
on  bein^  informed  that  the  youngster  at 
work  on  the  main-stay  wanted  employment, 
he  called  me  down,  and  consulted  with  me 
about  going  on  the  coast  of  Guinea  with  him, 
in  the  schooner  that  Jay  in  the  stream,  point- 
ing to  her.  I  told  him  that  my  parents  gave 
me  strict  charge  not  to  go  on  the  coast  of 
Guinea  5  but  he  said  it  was  a  liealthy  voy- 
age, and  that  he  would  give  me  great  wages: 
his  arguments  persuaded  me  to  go ;  he  prom- 
ised to  give  me  sixteen  doiiars  a  month,  and 
to  pay  two  months'  wages  in  advance. 

I  signed  articles  of  agreement  to  go  on  the 
coast,  from  thence  to  Havannah,  and  then 
home. 


After  about  three  weeks,  in  November, 
1802,  having  all  tilings  ready,  we  took  our 
departure,  and  set  sail ;  and  after  about  fifty 
days*  passage, we  made  the  land  in  the  morn- 
ing on  the  weather  coast  of  Africa,  and 
stretched  along  the  shore  with  a  ligiit 
breeze  ;  it  being  cloudy  that  day,  the  captain 
could  get  no  correct  observation,  and  night 
coming  on,  and  the  weather  being  calm,  he 
went  below  to  sleep,  giving  the  mate  orders 
to  keep  a  goml  look  out.  Bat  about  eleven 
o'clock,  to  our  no  small  surprise,  we  found 
curselves  surrounded  with  breakers ;  and  on 
jTRlliDgail  hands  the  captain  sprang  upland 
4i* 


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5;ave  orders  to  let  go  the  anchor;  we  found 
that  we  were  in  about  twelve  feet  water, 
where  we  lay  all  night.  In  the  morning  the 
captain  came  on  deck,  and  looking  around, 
found  the  vessel  was  enclosed  with  a  bar  of 
sand,  and  ordered  the  long  boat  to  be  got 
out,  in  Older  to  sound,  and  to  see  it  there 
was  water  on  the  bar  enough  to  get  the  ves- 
sel out  again.  We  found  the  water  was  too 
shoal  by  afoot,  and  discovered  there  was  a 
large  river,  issuing  from  the  continent  of  Af- 
^•'^!?i,  disemboguing  its  waters  where  we  lay. 
-  J  captain  now  was  enraged,  saying  the 
hands  had  all  been  asleep,  and  the  vessel 
had  entered  another  branch  of  the  river,  and 
drifted  down  to  where  she  then  was.  He 
then  dispatched  his  boat  with  his  chief  mate 
and  four  hands,  ray  self  being  one,  to  find  the 
other  branch  of  the  river.  We  took  a  cag  of 
water,  and  some  raw  beef  and  bread,  and 
went  up  the  river  about  five  miles,  as  far  as 
the  mate  thought  proper,  but  could  find  no 
other  branch  to  the  river,  tLat  led  out  into 
the  sea. 

The  mate  and  three  of  us  took  a  rout  a- 
crossa  neck  of  land ;  while  the  other,  a  black 
man,  stayed  by  the  boat. 

* 

As  we  went  we  saw  fresh  tracks  of  wild 
beasts,supposed  to  be  lions,or  tigers,and  per- 
haps both.  The  flags  and  brush  were  of  a 
great  height,  making  it  very  difficult  passing. 


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except  where  the  wild  beasts  had  made  paths. 

When  we  had  crossed  to  the  other  side  of 
the  neck  and  explored  to  our  satisfaction,  we 
diverted  ourselves  a  while  with  sharks, 
which,  inconsiderable  numbers, 'were  swim- 
ming about  in  the  surf,  sporting  with  them 
with  our  cutlasses. 

We  then  concluded  to  return  to  the  boat, 
and  when  we  had  got  about  one  third  of  the 
way,  we  heard  the  man  at  the  boat  cry  out 
for  help,  informing  us  that  a  canoe  had  come 
down  the  river  with  fifteen  negroes  in  it, 
and  that  they  would  kill  him. 

We  sprang  forward  with  all  possible  speed, 
some  times  down  in  the  flags,  and- some 
times  in  the  path  ;  at  length  with  great  diffi* 
culty,  we  arrived  at  the  boat,  and  found,  to 
our  sad  vexation,  the  negroes  had  taken  all 
our  provision  away  ;  but  we  being  armed 
with  muskets  and  cutlasses,  they  oJOferd  no 
abuse  to  vur  persons.  We  manned  our 
boat  to  return  down  the  river,  and  the  Afri- 
cans also  got  into  their  canoe,  and  followed 
us  near  to  the  vessel,  and  then  returnedtf-  In 
this  river  are  a  great  abundance  offish,,  and 
the  great  ones  in  catching  and  devouring  the 
lesser,  keep  the  water  continually  in>a  foam. 
On  the  shore  the  wild  beasts  are  numerous, 
and  parrots  in  great  numbers. 


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11 


It  was  about  two  o'clock  P.  M.  when  we 
arrived  at  tlie  vessel,  and  on  informing:  the 
captain  that  we  could  not  disco ver  any  other 
branch  to  the  river,  he  gave  orders  to  get 
the  vessel  under  weigh,  and  let  her  thump 
over  the  bar,  or  go  to  pieces  ;  but  we  told 
him  the  natives  had  taken  all  our  provisions 
from  us,  and  that  we  were  very  faint,  and 
wanted  some  refreshment,  before  we  could 
do  any  more  ;  but  our  request  was  denied, 
and  we  were  ordered  to  get  immediately  un- 
der weigh. 

We  obeyed  his  orders ;  and  I  being  on 
the  quarter  deck,  while  the  vessel  threshed 
about  in  the  swell,  there  not  being  much 
wind,  and  the  boom  coming  round,  it  knock- 
ed me  overboard  :  but  an  overruling  power 
J)rotected  me  in  this  gloomy  moment,  among 
the  tossing  seas,  and  sharks.  I  was  saved, 
and  got  on  board  again  without  any  injury. 

The  captain  then  ordered  the  boats  to  be 
got  a- head,  in  Older  to  tow  the  vessel  off; 
and  one  Wm.  Clark  and  myself  in  the  jolly 
boat,  went  a-head  of  the  long  boat,  with  a 
tow  line  iur  the  purpose,  when  the  captain 
came  forward  in  a  great  rage,  with  a  loaded 
pistol  in  his  hand,  and  sang  out  to  us,  ''you 
d— d  ratals  pull  away,  or  I  will  blow  your 
brains  out."  I  being  at  the  after  oar  imme- 
diately hove  it  into  the  boat,  and  jumping 
up,  hauled  open  the  bosom  of  my  shirty  and 


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45 


cl 


told  him  to  fire  and  be  — — -•  being  all  day 
without  eating,  or  having  any  refreshment, 
I  thought  I  had  aslieves  be  shot  as  to  perish 
for  the  want  of  some  thing  to  support  nature* 
He  then  ordered  the  boat  to  cast  offand 
come  along  side,  which  order  I  obeyed,  and 
he  immediately  took  a  tin  pot  and  went  to 
the  boilers,  filled  it  with  hot  water  and 
threw  it  at  me ;  at  which  I  clapped  my 
hand  on  the  rail  and  quickly  jumped  on 
board,  determined  to  see  the  last  of  it,  but 
he  made  his  escape  and  went  into  the  cabin. 
I  then  talked  with  my  shipmates  and  asked 
them  why  they  put  up  with  so  much  ill  us- 
age :  but  the  mate  tried  to  pacify  me,  and 
I  obeyed  him.  The  captain  still  kept  tho 
long  boat  a»head,  and  sail  on  the  vessel; 
and  thumping  awhile  on  the  bar,  she  drifted 
over. 


Now,being  in  deep  water  again,  we  took 
some  refreshments,  and  steered  along  down 
the  coast,  and  after  about  three  days  we  ar- 
rived  at  the  place  to  which  the  vessel  was 
bound. 

There  we  found  lying  two  other  vessels^ 
also belons^ing  to  Bristol;  and  the  captain 
ordering  the  jolly  boat  to  be  manned,  went 
immediately  on  board  of  the  one  commanded, 
by  captain  Moves,  and  sent  the  boat  back, 
with  orders  for  the  chief  mate  to  send  it  a* 
gain  for  him  at  sun-set.    At  sun*set|  myaell 


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and  John  Smith,  were  ordered  to  go  for  tbe 
captain ;  and   when    we   arrived,   captain 
Mores  informed  us  that  he  had  gone  a-board 
of  captain  Vial's  vessel,  that  lay  a  few  miles 
lower  down  the  coast,  and  told  us  we  had 
better  wait  there,  as  he  had  his  boat,  and 
would  return  in  the  evening:  at  about  nine 
o'clock  the  boat  returned,  but  the  hands  in- 
formed us  that  they  had  put  our  captain  on 
board  of  his  own  vessel.    On  my  consulting 
with  captain   Mores   about  returning,  he 
aaid,  as  the  current  was  strong  to  the  lee- 
ward, there  was  great  danger  of  our  being 
set  out  to  sea,  and  it  being  dark,  we  had  bet- 
ter stay  till  morningt     Accordingly  we  stay- 
ed, and  before  the  sun  was  up  I  called  Smith, 
and  departed.    When  we  came  along  side 
our  vessel  the  chief  mate  met  us,  and  hove  us 
a  rope,  and  we  went  on  board  ;  he  then  told 
lis  that  he  had  orders  from  the  captain  to 
pot  us  both  in  irons ;  I  told  him  to  obey  his 
orders  by  all  means,  which  he  did.     Smith 
then  went  below  in  the  forecastle,  and  I  sat 
down  just  abaft  the  windless.    The  captain 
came  forward  and  enquired  for  Smith;  I 
informed  hira  where  he  was  ;  he  then  went 
tethe  scuttle  and  called  to  him  and  asked 
bim  h#w  he  came  to  stay  on  board  captain 
Mores'  vessel  all  night  ?  John  said  it  was  be- 
cause the  captain  advised  us  to  ;  and  then 
asked  him  what  he  meant  by  having  him 
put  in  irons?  the  captain  thought  it  an  im- 
pertinent question,  and  took  up  a  cat  block 


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47 


with  dn  iron  strap  and  threw  down  at  hiia* 
He  then  was  goin^  aft  without  speaklni;  to 
me  but  I  called  to  him  to  know  what  I  had 
done  that  he  had  me  thus  in  irons  f  he  then 
flew  at  me  in  a  rage  with  a  rope  and  beat  me 
untir  he  was  tired,  and  then  catched  up  a 
hand  spike  and  struck  me  over  the  head  and 
left  me  speechless  ;  but  the  mate  carae  for- 
ward and  knocked  off  ray  irons.  My  princi- 
pal desig^n  in  mentioning  this  is,  that  the 
reader  may  have  some  view  how  sailors  often 
fare ;  and  what  miscreants  there  are  in  hu- 
man shape,  when  possessing  even  but  a  small 
.degree  of  power. 

We  lay  here  about  six  weeks,  and  after 
providing  our  wood  and  water,  and  the 
slaves  were  all  on  board,  and  all  things  readj 
for  sea,  we  set  sail  for  the  Havannah.  On 
the  third  day  we  had  light  winds  ;  in  the 
morning  the  dolphin  being  plenty  around 
the  vessel,  I  went  out  on  the  jib  boom  in  or- 
der to  catch  some  with  a  hook  and  line  ;  but 
seeing  the  captain  coming  on  deck,  I  in  order 
to  keep  out  of  his  sight,  went  to  go  under* 
iieath,  but  my  hands  slipping,  I  fell  over 
board  ;  it  was  immediately  sung  out  on  deqk 
tliat  a  man  was  overboard.  The  captain  ask- 
ed who  it  was,  but  on  being  informed  that 
L  was  Samuel  Patterson,  he  appeared  to  be 
entirely  unconrerned,  doubtless  knowing 
that  he  was  liable 4o  be  called  to  an  accoiint 
;  jr  his  abu^je  to  me,  should  ws  l^otl)  .arrive 


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in  the  United  States,  and  if  I  was  drowned 
he  might  think  himself  safe  against  answer- 
ing for  his  savage  treatment  of  me;  but  by 
the  assistance  of  the  hands  I  gat  on  board  a- 
gain  without  receiving  any  injury.  We 
had  on  our  passage  fair  weather  and  favora- 
ble winds,  and  after  about  fifty  days,  we 
made  the  island  of  Antigua*  The  morning 
we  made  the  land  one  of  our  hands  died^ 
who  had  been  sick  with  the  scurvy.  From 
this  place  we  took  a  fresh  departure  for  the 
Havannab,  where,  after  a  short  passage  we 
arrived  safe.  Here  the  captain  disposed  of 
his  cargo  of  slaves  ;  and  knowing  his  voyage 
was  contrary  to  the  laws  of  the  United 
States,  he  dared  not  to  return  with  his  ves* 
sel,  and  sold  her  and  discharged  his  crew* 

I  was  now  under  necessity  to  look  for  a 
passage  home,  which  I  fortunately  obtained 
in  the  sloop  Morning  Star,  captain  Richmond. 
On  being  ready  for  sea  we  sailed  for  Bristol. 
After  being  a  few  hours  out,  the  chief  mate 
was  taken  down  with  the  yellow  fever,  and 
after  being  sick  two  days,  expired  ;  and  an- 
other of  the  hands  wai  also  taken  with  the 
same  disorder,  and  th^n  there  were  only 
three  of  us  left  to  work  the  vessel,  and  one  of 
these  three  had  fell  from  aloft  oifa  vessel  ha 
formerly  belonged  to,  and  broke  his  thigh 
and  arm,  and  was  a  cripple,  and  the  vessel 
leaked  very  bad,  and,  with  head  winds,  w a 
had  nearly  only  captain  Hichmondaud  mj* 


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self  to  manage  her.  After  being  out  seven- 
teen clays  we  put  into  Savannah  in  distress  ; 
to  which  place  is  but  about  four  clays'  saii 
from  Havaunah. 

We  laid  the  vessel  a-shote  and  repaired 
her.  Here  were  mechanics  who  wanted  to 
work  their  passage  home  to  Rhode  Island  ; 
of  course  captain  Richmond  took  some  of 
them  and  they  helped  us  home  with  the  ves- 
sel. We  arrived  at  Bristol  in  the  spring  of 
1803.  This  ends  the  Guinea  voyage.  [ 
have  omitted  the  name  of  my  captain,  for  he 
now  is  in  the  grave,  and  it  would  be  of  but 
small  satisfaction  to  me  to  rake  his  ashes,  as 
d-espicable  as  he  was. 


CHAP.  VII. 

**Ten  thousand  to  their  endless  home 

This  awful  moment  fly  ; 
And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 

And  soon  expect  to  die." 

A  voyage  to  Havannah^ 

I  HAD  now  nearly  forgotten  my  fond  par- 
ents, and  like  almost  ail  other  sailors,  had 
spent  all  my  money,  and  was  obliged  to  look 
for  a  ship  again.  I  entered  on  bnard  Uie 
brig  Jane,  under  captain  Salirsbury,  foiiViCriy 
5 


89 


>ATTE»SaN*S 


the  chief  mate  of  the  Guinea  vessel.  We 
0ailed  for  Havannah,  and  after  a  short  ))as« 
Bage  arrived  at  the  destined  port ;  we  dis- 
charged our  cargo,  and  were  reacfy  t>)  take  in 
another,  when  three  of  us  wert  fkeii  with 
the  yellow  fever#  We  were  in; mediately 
sent  on  shore,  to  remain  till  the  '^cfrniina" 
tion  of  our  siclEn^ess  should  be  i<D>  wn  ;  tv\'o 
days  afteft  my  two  niesswrnales  expi reel,  and 
I  was  in  a  low  and  lingering  state  of  health, 
and  was  brought  to  see  how  much  the  Lord 
jhad  carried  me  through.  I  thought  I  saw 
the  mercy  of  God  in  sparing  my  life,  and 
made  fair  promises  that  if  he  would  raise  me 
up  againi  and  restore  me  to  my  former  health, 
I  would  by  his  grace  lead  a  new  life*  I  re- 
covered, and  went  on  board  again  to  v  du- 
ty as  before.  We  sailed  again  for  th  ii» 
ted  States,  and  arrived  safe  at  Bristol  after  a 
favorable  passage*  I  was  discharged,  and 
after  receiving  ray  wages,  went  about  with 
my  brother  sailors  until  my  money  was  all 
gone :  and,  alas !  my  vows  I  soon  forgot* 
I  again  neglected  to  go  and  see  my  parents, 
who  had  spent  many  a  sleepless  night  on  utfr 
account ; 
**C  hildren  to  parents  may  estrange  ; 
But  parents'  love  can  never  change : 
Men  vow  and  soon  their  vows  forget, 
Put  God's  prepa^-'d  a  judgment  seat, 


n 


MAKAATXVtt 


It 


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CHAP.  VIII. 

<«The  floods  I  ride  from  shore  to  shore, 

And  visit  many  a  port ; 
But  soon  life's  sea  I'm  wafted  o'er, 

That  little  voyage  is  short." 

A  short  voyage  to  Havannah* 

Necessity  again  compelled  me  to  seek  for 
employ,  and  finding  the  sloop  Three  Sisters^ 
captain  Bradford,  I  entered  on  board  of  her, 
and  being  ready  for  sea,  we  sailed  for  Havan- 
uah ;  and  after  a  favorable  passage  and  an 
agreeable  season,  ive  arrived  safe  in  the  in- 
tended port.  We  discharged  our  cargo,  and 
after  ^taking  in  another,  sailed  for  the  United 
States,  and  after  a  passage  of  twenty  days, 
arrived  at  Bristol  on  the  1st  of  January 
1804.  I  again  neglected  my  parents  i  suid 
again  spent  my  money* 


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CHAP.  IX. 

*'More  restless  than  the  waves  I  plow'd^ 
I  seldom  spar'd  one  tho't  for  God  ! 
And  tlio'  his  wonders  oft  did  see, 
In  forms  tremendous  in  the  sea  ; 
With  heart  unshaken  I've  beheld. 
To  grace  I  still  refus'd  tu  yield.*' 

A  voyage  tid  G'uadaloufe* 

Being  unable  to  support  myself  in  idle- 
ness, I  entered  on  board  the  brig  Nancy, 
captain  N.  Gladding,  ready  fur  sea,  and 
bound  to  Cuadaloupe.  On  the  12thof  Jan- 
uary 1804,  we  sailed,  and  after  a  passage  of 
fourteen  days  mads  the  land  at  our  destined 
port.  After  discharging  our  cargo  we  took 
in  another  for  Havannah,  where,  after  a 
long  passage  we  safely  arrived.  But,  being 
now  unwell,  I  requested  captain  Gladding 
that  I  might  lie  discharged  ;  lo  which  he 
agreed,  and  I  was  accordingly  disciiissed.  I 
found  the  schooner  commanded  by  captain 
Richmond,  on  board  of  which  I  embarked, 
and  after  a  favorable  passage  arrived  once 
more  at  Bristol.  I  again  neglected  to  go  to 
see  my  parents,  and  again  spent  all  my  rnon- 
ey. 

"When  in  the  path  of  vice  we  stray, 

The  farther  we  pursue  the  way. 

The  less  we're  able  to  return. 

And  swifter  still  to  ruin  run/' 


KAR9LAT1VE. 


53 


CHAP.  X. 

**  Adieu,  my  country  dear,  adieu, 
Willie  I  my  unknown  fate  pursue*" 

A  voyage  to  the  North-  west  coast  of  America* 

Being  again  under  thenecessity  of  look- 
ing for  a  ship,  I  was  determined  to  go  a  long 
A^oyage,  that  I  might  have  some  money  to 
assist  my  mother ;  and  one  day  as  I  was 
walking  the  streets,  I  fell  in  with  captain 
Johnl)'Wolf,  who  was  going  out  a  three 
years'  voyage  on  tlie  North-west  coast  of 
America,  The  ship  being  ready  for  sea,- 1 
entered  on  board  of  lier  ;  she  was  tlje  Juno 
of  BristoL  And,  on  the  12th  of  Aug:ust 
1804  we  set  sail ;  but  our  ship  pioved  leaky  ; 
and  our  passage  being  long,  the  captain  sa^v 
iit  to  put  us  on  an  allowance  of  water.  No- 
verabe''9th  spoke  ship  Mary  from  Boston, 
out  66  days,  captain  Triscut,  lat.  41,  40, 
South.  About  this  time  a  shoal  of  fish  foI« 
lowed  us  a  number  of  weeks,  and  we  caus^bt 
iLem  ingreat  abundance^  of  diffi^reut  kinds, 
so  that  our  decks  were  covered  with  them* 
Nov.  15th,  saw  the  Falkland  islands.  No- 
vember 19th,  got  foul  of  the  Mary,  lat.  55, 
40  South,  and  her  chief  mate  went  over 
board,  but  was  so  fortunate  as  to  get  on 
board  of  our  ship,  but  the  weather  was  so 
kough|  it  was  some  time  before  he  could  g;€t 
4f^ 


I 


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back  again,  and  we  lost  a  number  of  thin^ 
from  our  decks  ;  and  on  the  29th  of  Decem- 
ber we  parted  with  the  Mary  in  a  gale,  lat. 
42, 25,  South.  About  this  time  our  allow- 
ance of  water  was  short,  and  we  had  no 
ivood  on  board  that  we  could  come  at,  and 
the  sailors  were  under  the  necessity  of  cut- 
ting lip  their  chests  to  heat  their  cofiee. 
January  1st,  1805,  saw  the  land  at  3  o'clock 
A.  M.  at  the  distance  of  10  or  15  miles,  on 
tl>^  c(^st  of  Chili ;  at  noon,  lat*  37,9,  South. 
.pi%j^^  2d,  spoke  a  Nantucket  whaler,  Jan- 
tiary  *9lh,  anchored  in  Valparaiso  bay. 
Valparaiso  is  a  large  and  populous  town  of 
Chili,  in  S.  America,  having  a  harbour  form- 
ing the  port  of  St.  Jago,  lat.  33,  36,  South. 
In  this  place  we  got  a  supply  of  wood  and 
water,  but  the  Spaniards  would  not  let  us 
stay  to  make  any  repairs.  On  the  18th  of 
January  sailed,  and  on  the  23d  anchored  at 
port  Coquimbo.  We  lay  here  a  week  and 
abtained  water,  wood,  and  provisions.  Jan- 
uary 30th,  we  sailed,  and  the  next  day 
passed  the  islands  of  De  Chors.  We  pursu- 
ed our  round  for  the  North-west  coast,  and 
had  a  long  passage.  February  21st,  we 
caught  a  number  of  turtles,  which  were  ve- 
ry gladly  received  by  us,  lat.  1, 11,  South, 
long.  104,  3,  West.  April  9th,  we  arrived 
in  Johnson's  straits,  and  fell  in  with,  the 
Pearl  of  Boston,  captain  Ebetts,  who  had 
been  in  three  davs.  At  this  place  we  bought 
some  skiuS|  and  being  ready  for  sea.  onttxe 


NARRATIVE. 


55 


22(1  of  April,  we  sailed,  and  on  the  26th, 
arrived  at  Tadisco,  where  we  met  the  Caro- 
line, captain  Sterges,  and  Vancouver,  cap- 
tafin  Brown  of  Boston.  May  1st,  Vancou- 
ver  and  the  Caroline  sailed ;  the  Caroline 
for  Canton.  May  6th,  Pearl  and  Juno  sai- 
led, but  we  parted  with  the  Pearl,  and  on  the 
next  day  arrived  at  Magee's  Harbour,  lat.  57, 
20,  North.  May  11th,  anchored  at  Nevr 
Archangel  and  saluted  with  nine  guns.  After 
being  furnished  with  wood  and  water,  on  the 
27'th  of  May  we  sailed,  and  on  the  29th,  an- 
chored in  Chatham    Straits  at  Enycanoe. 

une  1st,  sailed,  and  the  next  day  anchored 
in  Hood's  bay.  On  the  7th,  sailed,.and  on 
the  19th  arrived  at  Tadisco,  and  on  the  14th 
the  ship  Vancouver  arrived.  On  the  16th 
sailed  for  Skitikiss,  and  on  the  21st  arrived, 
Lydia,  captain  Hill  of  Boston,  in  company. 
On  the  23d  sailed,  and  on  the  next  day 
spoke  the  Authavvalpha  of  Boston,  inform- 
ing us  that  the  natives  had  killed  all  the  of- 
ficers, and  several  >f  the  men  of  that  ship. 
On  the  28th,  we  arrived  at  New  Eityin 
company  with  the  Vancouver,  Lydia,  and 
Authawalpha,  and  met  the  Pearl  and  Mary 
of  Boston.  Here  we  bought  some  skins  of 
the  natives,  and  on  the  12th  of  July  we  »ail- 
ed,  and  on  the  20th  anchored  at  Skitikiss 
The  28th,  we  arrived  in  Chatham  straits, 
and  anchored  at  Chyeek  ;  on  the  3tst  sai- 
led. 

As  the  main  object  wns  trade,    we  went 


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Patterson's 


from  place  to  place ;  and  as  many  particulass 
were  unmteresting,  they  are  here  omitted. 

Capt.  Hill  informed  us  that  he  had  receiv- 
ed a  letter  f  <»m  John  R.  Jewitt,  who  then 
remained  among  the  savages  at  Nootka,  in- 
forming him  that  the  ship  Boston,  ^ad  been 
cut  oil'  by  the  natives,  and  all  the  hands  mas* 
sacreed,  excepting  himself  and  one  Thomp- 
son ;  and  he  was  determined  to  go  and  re- 
lieve them  if  possible,  which  he  fortunately 
effected,  and  1  have  since  had  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  them  both;  and  have  also  seen 
Maquina  and  his  people,  and  the  place 
where  the  Boston  was  lost* 

Maquina  was  of  a  dign^'fied  mien,about  six 
feethigh,straight  and  well  proportioned;  his 
features  were  tolerably  good,  and  his  face  re- 
markable by  a  large  Roman  nose  very  uncom- 
mon among  these  people  ;  his  colour  was  of 
a  dark  copper,  but  his  limbs  were  covered 
with  paint ;  his  eye-brows  were  painted  black 
in  two  broad  arching  stripes  ;  his  hair  was 
long  and  black,  shining  with  oil,  and  tied  in 
a  bunch  on  the  top  of  his  head,  and  covered 
with  a  white  do  wu.  His  dress  was  a  cloak  of 
black  sea  otter  skin,  reaching  down  to  his 
knees,  and  fastened  round  him  with  a  cloth 
l^elt.  His  appearance  had  a  degree  of  savage 
dignity.  He  possessed  a  knowledge  of  Eng- 
lish words,  and  could  make  himself  in  a  good 
decree  \mO  arstood  in  our  tongue* 


.y 


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NARRATIVS. 


57 


Asa  sketcli  of  the  loss  of  the  ship  Boston, 
and  all  her  men  excepting^  Jewitt  and 
Thompson,  and  some  account  of  the  escape 
of  these  twe,  with  their  sufferings,  may  be 
acceptable,  I  will  here  endeavour  to  give  a 
few  of  the  particulars. 

This  ship  belonged  to  Boston,  Mass.  and 
was  commanded  by  captain  John  Salter; 
who,  in  1802,  arrived  with  heratHtill,  In 
England.  This  was  the  place  of  the  resi- 
dence of  Jewitt,  who  there  first  became  ac- 
quainted with  captain  Salter ;  and,  with  his 
Other's  consent,  agreed  to  go  ^vith  him  on 
a  trading  voyage  to  the  North- west  coast  of 
America,  then  to  China,  and  then  to  the  U- 
nited  States  of  America. 

Jewittat  this  time  was  about  19  years  of 
age,  but  was  instructed,  and  skilled,  in  the 
business  of  an  armourer,  and  as  such  he  ent- 
ered on  board  of  the  Boston. 


Thompson  was  of  Philadelphia,  and  a  safil- 
maker. 

On  the  3d  of  September  they  sailed  from 
the  Downs,  Dec.  28th  passed  Cape  Horn, 
and  on  the  12th  of  March,  1803,  arrived  at 
Nootka  Sound,  on  the  North-west  of  Amer- 
ica, and  at  12  o'clock  at  night,  came  toaneJ^- 
or  so  near  the  shorty  as  that  to  prev^  lite 


w 


V. 


58 


PATTSRSON^t 


chip  from  win(ling,thoy  secured  her  by  a  hau- 
ser  to  the  trees. 

On  the  next  mominer  a  canoe  came  from 
the  villag:e  of  Nootka,  with  Maquiua,  and  a 
number  of  the  natives.  The  arrival  of  the 
ship  appeared  to  be  agreeable,  and  the  king 
appeared  to  cordially  welcome  captain  Salter 
and  his  oiSicers  to  his  country.  He  was  fond 
of  visiting  the  ships  that  came  to  that  place, 
for  he  generally  received  some  present,  and 
was^well  treated. 

He  remained  on  board  a  while,  and  was 
taken  into  the  cabiDi  and  treated  with  ruffly 
molasses,  &c. 

On  the  15th  Maquina  and  several  of  his 
chiefs  came  on  board  again,  and  captain  Sal- 
^ter  invited  them  to  dine  with  him.  On  the 
19th  he  came  again  and  dined  with  the  capt. 
and  conv  ersed  freely.  He  mentioned  a  plen- 
ty of  geese  and  ducks  near  Friendly  Cove, 
and  the  captain  gave  him  a  double  barreled 
fowling  piece,  and  he  soon  departed  highly 
pleased.  On  the  20th  lie  came  once  more, 
.with  a  dozen  and  half  of  ducks  as  a  present, 
and  brought  the  gun,  with  one  of  the  locks 
broken,  and  said  it  was/^^f  Ar/ci,ineaning  bad. 
.This  offended  captain  Salter,  who  viewed  it 
a  contempt  of  his  gift,  and  he  callect  him  a 
liar,  &c,  and  threw  the  piece  into  the  cab- 
|Di  aad  called  me  to  mend  ity  and  spake  dis* 


y 


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y 


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VAlltAtlVf* 


S9 


,a 


»espectfully  of  ihe  king:.  This,Maqaina  un» 
deistood,  but  said  not  a  word  ;  yet  he  could 
not  conc<*al  his  rage  ;  and  afterward  said,  his 
heart  rose  up  in  his  throat  and  choaked  him. 
He  went  on  shore  determined  on  revenge. 

On  the  22d  the  natives  as  usual  came  on 
board  in  the  nioming,  and  about  noon  the 
|[ing,  a  number  of  his  chiefs^  and  men,  came 
a  long  side  in  their  canoes,  and  were  taken 
on  board.  Maquina  had  a  wooden  mask  on 
his  face,  in  fashion  of  the  head  of  some 
wild  beast,and  a  whistle  in  his  hand  ;  he  was 
uncommonly  cheerful,  blew  his  whistle,  and 
his  people  capered  about  the  deck.  He  en« 
quired  of  the  captain  when  he  designed  to 
depart,  and  was  told,  the  next  day.  The 
king  invited  him  to  first  catch  some  salmon 
at  Friendly  Cove  j  and  for  the  purpose  the 
chief  mate  and  nine  men  went  with  a  seinel 
Jewitt  was  at  his  bench  in  the  steerage  below, 
and  after  a  while  heard  the  hands  hoisting 
up  the  long  boat,  but  soon  hearing  an  uncom« 
nion  noise  on  deck,  ran  to  see,  but  as  soon  ag 
his  head  appeared,  was  caught  and  snatched 
from  his  feet  by  his  hair,  but  the  hold  slipi- 
ping  he  fell  back;  as  he  fell  he  was  struck 
with  an  axe  on  his  forehead, and  cult  Into  the 
skull ;  and  his  head,  most  likely  would  have 
been  cleft,  had  not  his  hair  eluded  the  hold 
as  it  did.  He  was  stun^ied  by  the  fall^  and 
when  his  senses  ret^r^ed,  he  fainted  with 
the  loss  of  bloody  but  ^^  fous^  to  ^ec<>Jiec<t 


60 


PATTERSON'S 


tion  by  three  yells  of  the  savages,  which  e- 
ylnced  their  possession  of  the  ship. 

The  king  ordered  the  hatch  of  the  steer- 
age to  be  shut,  to  prevent  any  further  harm 
to  Jewitt,  it  being  wished  to  save  him,  on 
account  of  his  being  an  armourer.  But  of 
this  he  then  had  no  knowledge;  at  length 
the  hatch  was  opened,  and  he  was  ordered 
to  come  up.  The  king  directed  the  blood 
to  be  washed  from.h  is  face, when  he  could  sec 
with  one  eye,  but  the  other  was  so  swelled 
as  to  be  closed.  His  life  was  spared  on  con- 
dition of  his  working  at  the  armourer's  busi- 
ness, and  agreeing  to  serve  for  life  ;  and  tho' 
the  others  thirsted  for  his  blood,  yet  he  was 
sived  and  kindly  used  by  Maquina.  He 
gave  him  some  spirit,  and  seeing  him  shiver 
threw  a  great  coat  over  his  shoulders.  He 
was  then  led  to  the  quarter  deck,  where  a 
Hiost  horrid  spectacle  presented  itself-*-  the 
heads  of  the  captain  and  his  crew  to  the 
numberof  25,  were  placed  in  aline.  At 
the  time  of  hoisting  in  the  boat,  the  savages 
grappled  with  those  on  board,  aud  overpow- 
ered them  by  their  numbers,  and  cut  their 
throats  with  their  own  jack-knives.  Those 
on  shore  were  overcome,  and  their  heads 
cut  off  and  brought  on  board,  and  laid  with 
those  of  their  comrads. 

Maquina  dressed  Jewitt's  wound,  and 
then  ordered   him  to   get  the^ship  under 


y.^P 


NARRATIVE. 


61 


veigh  for  Friendly  Cove,  and  she  was  run  a- 
sliore  on  a  sandy  beach. 

Thompson  was  below  at  the  time  of  the 
taking  of  the  ship,  and  concealed  himself; 
but  at  r  ight  when  one  of  the  natives  went  on 
hoard,  he  knocked  him  down,  and  the  alarm 
was  given.  But  Jewitt  calliog  him  his  fatli« 
er,  for  his  sake  his  life  was  spared. 

The  ship  was  at  length  burned,  by  one  of 
the  savages,  who  went  on  board  at  night 
with  a  fire-brand. 

Jewitt  wrote  a  number  of  letters,  and  one 
was  at  length  received  by  captain  Hill,  as 
mentioned  above,  and  both  himself  and 
Thompson  made  their  escape  in  the  latter 
part  of  July  1805.  Thompson  is  since  dead, 
and  Jewitt  resides  at  MIddleton  in  Connect- 
icut. 


id 
ler 


But  to  return  :  we  pursued  our  way  to 
Enycanoe,  but  the  wind  became  light,  and 
we  were  so  becalmed,  as  that  we  were  consi- 
derably a-drift.  And  on  the  2d  and  3d  of 
August  there  came  a  great  number  of  the  na- 
tives around  the  ship  with  all  their  war  can- 
oes. What  their  intention  was,  can  only  be 
conjectured  ;  but  there  cannot  remain  much 
doubt  but  what  they  had  a  design  upon  ttS| 
bat  w^  i^eqeived  no  injury  from  them* 


62 


Patterson's 


1 1 


On  the  5th  we  arrived  at  Enycanoe;  at 
this  place  we  traded  with  the  savages  and 
bought  a  great  number  of  skins.  On  the  10th, 
tlnough  our  anchor  being  tripped  at  the  top 
of  high  water,  the  ebb  tide  set  us  upon  a 
point  of  rocks,  where  we  stuck  fast.  All  our 
endeavours  to  get  the  ship  off  were  ineffect- 
ual, and  at  low  water  she  was  about  21  feet 
from  her  elenient,and  was  racked  very  much, 
having  19  of  her  floor  timbers  on  one  side, 
and  three  on  the  other,  broken. 

We  were  in  great  fear  of  the  savages ; 
launched  two  beats  and  armed  them  for  de- 
fence, in  case  of  an  assault  from  the  natives  : 
and  to  deceive  them  as  to  our  real  situation, 
we  scraped  the  bottom  of  the  ship,  as  tho' 
she  was  laid  a-shore  for  cleaning.  But  we 
heard  the  firing  of  many  guns  in  the  woods, 
nigh  by,  where  the  savages  had  mustered  in 
great  numbers  to  make  a  prize  of  us. 

We  lay  in  this  situation  one  tide,  and  on 
the  return  of  the  flood,  before  the  ship  was  a- 
float  it  was  with  the  utmost  exertion  with 
both  our  pumps,  that  we  could  keep  her  from 
filling.  At  high  water  we  were  so  fortunate 
as  to  clear  her  from  the  rocks,  where  with 
great  anxiety  we  had  lain  in  the  utmost  dau- 

On  the  12th  we  sailed,  and  the  next  morn- 
iiig  saw  "^vCen  or  twenty  large  war  canoes^ ; 


NARRATIVE. 


63 


the  captain  gave  orders  to  svray  the  boarding 
netting  up,  and  when  they  came  along  side 
there  were  SO  or  40  men  m  eacli  canoe,  and 
a  great  quantity  of  skins ;  they  were  very 
much  besmeared  with  paint,  and  their  heads 
were  full  of  eagles'  down,  and  read  ockre. 
Undoubtedly  they  had  a  design  upon  us;  and 
their  painting  &c,  which  is  a  token  of  friend- 
ship, was  probably  intended  to  decoy  us :  but 
finding  that  we  kept  on  our  arms,  and  admit- 
ted but  a  few  of  them  on  board  at  once,  they 
feared  to  attack  us.  We  had  a  very  success- 
ful day's  trade,  and  bought  a  great 'quantity 
of  skins  of  them.  Towards  night  they  drew 
ciTfrom  the  ship,  and  we  sailed  on  with  a 
pleasant  breeze.  On  tlie  15th  we  fell  in 
with  the  Mary  again.  The  captain  being 
anxious  to  ascertain  what  damage  the  ship 
had  received  on  the  rocks,  run  for  New 
Archangel,  a  Russian  settlement,  at  which 
place  we  anchored  on  the  18th,  and  saluted 
in  company  with  the  Mary.  On  the  24th 
we  hauled  the  ship  on  shore  to  repair,  and  on 
taking  out  the  cargo  wo  found  she  was  very 
much  damaged,  but  we  repaired  her  accord- 
ing to  the  best  of  our  ability,  and  on  the 
27th  hauled  her  again  into  the  water.  Sep. 
6th  the  Russian  general  arrived,aipd  saluted. 
Our  ship  pleasing  the  Russians  much,  und 
the  captain  being  offered  a  great  price  ioi; 
her,  he  sold  her  to  them  on  the  4th  of  Oct. 
for  75,000  dollars,  and  the  snow  Yarixl^uth* 
The  snow  was  takeu  foi:  the  purpose  of  carry- 


64 


PATTERSON't 


ibp:  the  crew  to  Canton.  The  captain  tooJt 
bills  on  Peteishur^,  and  was  to  go  across  the 
couti:itnt  of  Asia  with  a  Russian  caravan. 


CHAP.  XI. 

•*0h  sicWy  state  of  short  Iiv*d  time : 

Under  mutation's  rule  i 
How  oft  thy  various  changes  chime> 

Our  sanguine  schemes  to  cool.  ^ 

Heathens  I  see,  their  modes  explore  { 

We're  all  one  family  ; 
God's  creatures  all—  a  few  days  morCi 

What  changes  earth  shall  seel" 

A  visit  to  the  Sandwich  Islands^  with  an  a^^ 
c^it  of  their  Religion^  Government  fiustoms 
and  Manners* 

Ca?t.D' Wolf  put  his  chief  mate  inmas* 
ter  of  the  Snow,  and  gave  him  orders  to  stop 
at  the  Sandwich  islands  for  refreshments* 
and  if  the  vessel  did  not  prove  to  be  sea* 
worthy,  to  lay  her  on  shore  and  let  her  un- 
dergo a  thorough  repair.  On  the  38th  of 
Oct.  we  set  saif;  but  had  a  long  passage, 
with  heavy  gales  of  wind  :  and,  the  Snovr 
being  very  bad  and  leaky,  kept  the  hands 
constantly  employed  at  the  pumps,  which  aU 
so  were  out  of  repair,  to  keep  her  from  jQiIing« 
We  had  almost  despaired  of  seeing  laDd,whe£ 


NARRATIVE. 


65 


on  the  morning  of  the  8th  of  December,  the 
second  mate  being  at  mast-head,  sung  out, 
"Land,  O  !"  to  our  great  joy.  It  proved  to 
be  Owhyhee,  very  high  land  ;  and  we  stood 
on  nigh  all  da\,  when  the  canoes  came  oil*  to 
us,  and  brought  us  vegetables,  hogs,  fowls 
and  fish. 

We  now  all  agreed  as  one,  that  if  the  cap- 
tain would  not  lay  the  vessel  ashore  there, 
we  w6uld  take  our  discharge  ;  and  on  con- 
sulting him  on  the  subject,  he  told  us  we 
might  go  if  we  would  ;  for  if  he  repaired  the 
vessel  we  should  have  nothing  to  do  to  keep 
the  scurvy  out  of  our  bones  on  our  way  to 
Canton,  We  told  him  if  that  was  the  case 
we  would  leave  him  ;  but  on  our  going  aft  to 
take  our  discharge,  all  fell  back  excepting  six* 
The  boatswain,  myself  and  four  others  were 
discharged,  receiving  about  fifty  dollar",  and 
an  order  on  the  owners  for  the  remainder  ; 
and  the  next  morning  we  went  ashore  with 
the  natives,  and  took  i!p  our  abode  with 
them.  On  the  16th  the  vessel  sailed  for 
Waohoo,  M'here  it  arrived  the  next  day;  and 
on  the  22d  sailed  for  Canton.. 


When  we  had  been  with  the  natives  about 
three  weeks,  we  went  up  on  the  mountains, 
which  are  very  high,  an  after  travelling 
nearly  a  day,  seeing  a  great  quantity  of  sugar 
cane  and  numerous  kinds  of  country  prod- 
uccy  and  being  weary,  the  natives  invited  us 

6*. 


66 


PATTE&SOlf*fl 


into  their  huts  ;  we  told  them  that  we  wer« 
very  hungry  and  wanted  some  dinner.  They 
cooked  us  a  pie^,  and  set  before  us  a  great  va- 
riety of  vegetables  :  after  we  had  dined  we 
asked  them  what  we  had  to  pay  ?  they  toi«l 
ua  a  doWiirnewa^  that  is  a  dollar  in  a  silver 
dolUr  piece,  or  a  great  dohar. 

They  endeav^tirto  procure  what  money 
they  can  to  buy  European  goods  from  ships 
as  they  touch  at  this  pji>cc> 

After  we  had  rested  we  returned  back 
to  our  first  quarters  in  this  place.  Being  ve- 
ry much  fatigued  with  our  journey,  we  re- 
mained some  time  longer  in  this  place,  in  the 
whole  about  six  weeks  ;  when  a  vessel  arriv- 
ing belonging  to  the  emperor,  commanded 
by  the  natives,  to  carry  tribute  to  him,  we 
thought  we  would  take  passage  down  to  the 
island  of  Waohoo,  and  see  him,  where  we  ar- 
rived after  a  passage  of  a  few  hours* 

At  this  place  on  my  opening  my  chest  to 
get  some  clothes,  one  of  the  natives  happen- 
ed to  see  my  money,  which  I  had  put  in  a 
flmall  box  on  the  top  of  my  other  things, 
which  being  open,  he  thought  my  chest  was 
full  of  dollars,  and  ran  away  to  the  emperor, 
and  told  him  that  one  of  those  men  had  a 
chest  full  of  money.  Accordingly  the  empe- 
ror made  a  dinner  the  next  day,  and  invited 
m»  ftll  to  dine  with  him,  thinking  to  secure  a 


HAKRATIVEf 


er 


\y 

lid 
lei* 


great  quantity  of  the  money  to  himself.  Th« 
first  thing  that  was  brou^lit  forvi^ard  for  eat- 
ing was  a  roasted  dog,  anfl  then  a  roasted 
pig,  with  a  great  variety  of  vegetables.  We 
dined  heartily,  but  could  not  partake  of  any 
of  the  dog.  After  eating  they  brought  on  a 
root  called  Ava,  which  they  chew  and  with 
water  rince  out  the  substance,  and  then  par- 
take of  the  liquor  as  in  a  sacrament;  but  we 
utterly  refused  to  take  any  of  this,  because 
they  had  chewed  the  Ava  in  their  mouths. 
After  the  emperor  found  that  we  would  not 
partake  of  the  Ava^  he  brought  on  runi,niade 
of  what  is  called  tea-root,  in  the  following 
manner,  viz,  after  they  have  procur^  a  suf- 
ficient quantity  of  this  root,  they  dig  a  hole 
in  the  ground,  and  build  a  fire  in  it,  and  heat 
it  hot ;  they  then  take  out  the  ashes,  and 
lay  in  the  rootvand  cover  it  with  straw,  and 
then  bring  on  the  hot  ashes  and  earth  upon 
it.  When  it  is  sufiiciently  baked  or  steemed 
they  put  it  into  a  canoe  and  let  it  ferment^ 
and  then  distill  it ;  this  makes  excellent 
rum.  Of  this  we  could  diink  freely  ;  and 
we  tarried  with  the  emperor  all  night.  The 
next  morning  he  called  me  to  him  with  the 
rest  of  my  companions,  and  told  us  that  he 
had  given  to  each  of  us  a  place  on  the  other 
side  of  the  island ;  and  then  sent  some  of  his 
men  with  us  to  shew  us  the  spot.  On  look- 
ing the  land  over  we  found  it  produced  nu- 
merous kinds  of  vegetables ;  great  qaantities 
of  canes  ;  hogs,  and  fowls  ;  and  tapper  trees. 


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the  bark  of  which  is  woi-ked  by  thenatives  in- 
to cloth  ;  we'vere  hi^hiy  pleased  with  our 
land.  We  then  returned  to  the  emperor 
and  told  him  we  were  much  dehghted  with 
his  present.  He  then  gave  cs  a  canoe  and 
servants  to  wait  on  us,  and  to  till  our  ground, 
and  told  us  to  take  wives  of  any  women  we 
saw  on  the  island,  excepting  tlie  chiefs' 
wives. 

The  emperor  has  two  wives,  of  very  enor- 
mous size,  and  beautiful.  The  women  of 
this  country  are  uncommon  swimmers,  and 
have  been  known  to  swim  15  or  20  miles. 
They  are  generally  handsomcjespecally  those 
belonging  to  the  chiefs. 

Their  method  of  marryihg,  as  far  as  I  be- 
came acquainted,  is,  any  pair  wishing  to  live 
together  may  form  the  connection  by  their 
own  agreement ;  and  they  continue  it  during 
their  pleasure,  without  any  appearance  of 
jealousy  ;  but  when  they  chuse,  wholly  by 
their  own  agreement,  they  part,  and  form 
new  connections*  The  men  and  women  are 
not  allowed  to  cook  their  food  together,  nor 
to  eat  together  j  they  have  different  huts  for 
cooking  and  also  for  eating,  with  the  cooking 
and  eating  furniture  peculiar  to  each  sex. 
The  women  are  not  allowed  to  eat  pork, 
plantains,  bananas,  nor  cocoanuts ;  but  they 
eat  dogs  instead  of  pork,  raised  and  fatted 
for  them.<    These  islanders  have  great  quan- 


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titles  of  inus^melons  and  watermelons,  com- 
mon for  both  male  and  female;  but  they 
are  not  allowed  to  eat  them  together;  noi 
the  man  even  to  cut  for  the  woman. 

The  women  at  particular  periods  are  not 
allowed  the  company  of  their  husbands  and 
/amliieSfbut  retire  into  the  woods  and  raoun* 
tains  with  calabashes  of  water  and  food,  and 
after  about  three  days  return. 

Their  civil  department,  or  government, 
with  a  small  exception,  is  in  the  hands  of  ono 
person,  resembling  an  absolute  monarch  or 
emperor,  called  Tamaamah.  He  has  a  num- 
ber of  places  of  residence:  on  the  island  of 
Owhyhee  he  has  a  seat  at"  Toahoi  bay  ar.fl 
another  at  Karakakooa  bay  where  capt.  Cook 
was  killed^  and  on  the  island  of  Waohoo  he 
has  a  large  brick  house.  He  has  power  only 
by  waving  the  hand,  to  cause  the  immedi- 
ate execution  of  his  ofTendeis :  his  word  inall 
cases  is  imperious  law.  His  subjects  when 
they  approach  him  on  any  message,  fall  to 
the  earth  a  considerable  distance  fromhif 
person,and  creep  like  reptiles  to  his  presence* 
and  then  arise  and  speak.  '  No  person,  nei- 
.  therof  the  chiefs,  or  commonality,  at  any 
age,  or  on  an}'  occasion  is  allowed  to  put  hit 
hand  on  the  emperor's  head  or  shoulder,  oor 
any  common  person  on  a  chief  *s  head  on 
pain  of  death  ;  for  that  they  consider  as  a  to* 
ken  of  assumed  superiority.    Und^r  thii  em* 


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peror  are  cliiefs  to  every  tribe,  of  their  sever- 
al clegrees,born  so,  and  all  are  amenable  to 
him;  and  all  the  tribes  of  nearly  allMiese 
islands  pay  tribute  unto  him. 

Tamaamah  is  about  sixty  years  old,  an  ait- 
ful  and  sagacious  man,  and  extremely  avau- 
cious.     He  wants  every  thing  he  sees.     K^ 
is  continually  soliciting  presents  from  Euro* 
peans,  who  visit  him,  but  is  not  liberal  in  his 
returns.      Tamoree,  king  of  the  island  of 
Atooi,  is  the  rightful  sovereign  of  all  the 
Sandwich  isles,and  Tamaamah  is  an  usurper; 
and    though    it    has  b6en    reported    that 
Tamaamah  has  conquered  all  these  isLincIs, 
yet  It  is  not  the  case.     Atooi,  which  is  at  one 
ti^vreme   of  the    group,     and  is  more  than 
5<)0  miles  from  Cwhyhee,  still  preserves  its 
independence.     It  is  true,  that  Tamoree  a 
few  years  since,  went  clown  and  made  a  sur^ 
render  of  his  island  to  Tamaamah  ;  but  he 
has  since  tho't  better  of  it,    and  concluded 
not  to  yield  without  a  struggle  :  he  is  a  gen- 
erous noble    minded    man,  about  fortyfive 
years  of  age,  and  has  a  son  now  in    Ameri- 
ca,    who  is  converted  to  Christianity,  and 
fitting  to  return  and  preach  the  gospel  to  hit 
countrymen. 

\ 

As  to  their  religion  ;  as  nigh  as  I  could 
learn,  each  Island,  or  tribe,  have  a  house  of  ^ 
worship,  called  Moreah ;   and  around,  on 
the  outside  of  it|  they 'have  a  cousiueialjle 


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It- 


•umber  of  graven  imagoes,  sometliinc:  in  the 
form  of  mcDjCalled  Eeachooahs,  that  is,gocls« 
Before  these  are  constantly  kept  roasted 
dogs,  pigs,  plantains,  and  great  quantities 
©f  other  things,  under  pretence  of  a  feast  for 
their  gods  ;  and  in  this  order  this  provision 
remains  until  spoiled,  when  it  is  removed^ 
and  new  carefully  placed  in  its  stead.  To 
this  Moreah  they  resort  once  every  moon  for 
worship,  and  retire  the  same  day  after  their 
devotion  is  ended.  But  once  every  thirteen 
moons,  or  a  year,  they  have  a  Muckalutee 
taboo,  which  lasts  twelve  days.  During 
which  time  they  are  assembled  at  their  Mo- 
reahs,  where  they  continue  night  and  day 
in  their  worship  till  the  time  is  expired.  In 
these  days  no  canoe  is  allowed  to  be  afloat, 
•nd  no  person  may  go  into  the  water,  nor  any 
business  be  done  but  what  is  strictly  ne- 
cessary. 

Besides  these  Moreahs,  common  amon,^ 
all  the  tribes,  they  have  a  very  extraordinary 
one  on  the  island  of  O  vvhyhee,at  Toahoibay, 
which  is  very  large,  and  the  roof  covered 
with  human  skulls,  the  white  appearance  of 
which,  is  discoverable  at  a  great  distance  i 
but  otherwise  it  is  like  unto  the  others. 


Their  manner  of  tilling  the  earth,  is  much 
like  other  uncivilized  nations,  worthy  of  no 
particular  Observations  ;  their  soil  is  ve- 
ry fertile;  potatoes,  cabbage,  melons,  yams, 


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•nd  other  produce,  gro^   luxuriantly,  and  afe 
all  seasons  of  the  year* 

The  Sandwich  islands  are  eleven  in  num- 
ber, extending  from  lat.  18  54,  to  22  15,  N. 
and  from  long.  150  54,  to  14026,  W.  They 
are,  Owhyhee,  which  is  the  largest  and  a- 
Sout  300  miles  in  circumference,  and  on  it  is 
mount  Mouna  Roa,  in  three  peaks  16020  feet 
high  and  always  covered  with  snow  ;  on  thi^ 
island  are  aboul  150000 inhabitants —  Mow* 
ee,  fiext  in  size  to  Owhyhee  and  lies  N.  W# 
of  it  ;  it  IS  162  miles  in  circumference  and 
pel  haps  contains  70C00  people,  in  a  very  low 
savac;e  state  —  Ranal,  N.  W.  of  Mowee,and 
ccntains  abcAit  24000  inhabitants — Morotin- 
nee —  Taliowrowa —  Morotoi —  Waohoo  — 
Atooi — Neehechow — Oreehoua —  and  i  ah- 
corn.  Nearly  all  these  islands  are  inhabited, 
and  the  number  must  be  great,  and  very  no- 
tirable.  Besides  these  mention  ismadeofano- 
ther,  lying  to  the  W.  S.  W.  of  Tahoora,  low 
and  sandy,and  visited  only  for  the  purpose  of 
catching  turtle  and  fowls.  No  others  are 
named,  and  it  is  likely  that  none  exist  m 
that  neighbourhood* 


narrative; 


t3^' 


CHAP.  XII. 

<*I  long  waspleasM  with  airy  schemes, 
And  spent  my  life  in  idle  dreams  ; 
While  I  for  bliss  did  phantoms  chace. 
In  running  ever,  lost  the  race.' 


n 


A  second  trip  to  the  North'West  coast*     - 

But,  after  a  few  days  from  our  first  visit- 
ing the  emperor,  we  saw  a  ship  lying  olT  the 
hai^bour,  and  I  called  my  men,  took  my  canoe 
and  went  off  to  her,  and  found  her  to  be  the 
Hamilton  of  Boston,  captain  Porter ;  and  he 
being  short  of  hands,  took  me  and  my  sliip- 
mates  into  his  service,  and  agreed  to  give 
me  12  dollars  a  month  and  to  raise  my  wages 
if  he  could  obtain  no  hands  from  the  Van- 
couver on  the  Nortll-west  coast,  which  be- 
longed to  the  same  owners.  We  stopped  at 
Waohoo  a  few  days  for  provisions  and  water, 
and  then  pursued  our  voyage,  and  after  a 
short  passage  arrived  at  Tadisco.  We  tarri- 
ed here  a  few  days,  arid  traded,  and  after 
obtaining  wood  and  water,  sailed  for  Miilo 
bank  Sound ;  thence  to  queen  Charlotte's  isl- 
ands, and  from  thence  to  Nootka  Sound. 
From  this  place  we  went  to  Classett.  Here 
myself  and  some  of  the  crew  were  sent  on 
shore  for  wood :  and,  the  Indian  girls  came 
with  some  berries  to  trade  with  us,  and  one 
of  our  shipmates  went  round  the  point  to 

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trade  with  tlicm  out  of  our  sight.  At  thif 
lime  the  ship  fired  a  gun ;  and  there  being 
many  canoes  along  side,  M'e  thought  there 
^va3  trouble  on  board,  and  sprung  into  our 
boat  and  put  off;  but  on  looking  back,  we 
saw  the  man  that  traded  round  the  pointy 
swimming  for  the  ship,  with  the  Indians  fol? 
lowing  after  in  a  canoe,  and  shooting  arrows 
at  hini.  We  immediately  put  about  our  boat 
and  Went  to  his  assistance,but  crossing  a  reef 
we  came  nigh  upsetting,  and  were  in  confu- 
sion :  some  were  for  firing  at  tlie  Indians, 
but  I  thought  it  not  best,  for  fear  of  killing 
our  man  in  the  water  ;  but  when  we  came 
within  a  few  rods  of  him  the  canoe  left  him, 
and  we  picked  him  up,  but  found  iiim  badly 
wounded  with  the  arrows.  We  carried  him 
along  side  of  the^hip,  and  the  sailors  seeing 
V'hat  was  done,  as  soon  as  we  had  got  him 
out  of  the  boat,  fiew  in  a  great  rage  to  the 
arm  chest,  and  with  muskets  opened  a  brisk 
fire  on  the  numerous  innocent  creatures  about 
the  ship,  and  killed  a  great  many* 

The  next  morning  a  canoe  came  along 
side  with  an  old  woman  who  had  brought 
her  daughter,  that  was  wounded  the  day  be- 
fore from  the  ship,  to  have  her  wounds  dres» 
»ed.  We  found  her  wounds  to  be  mortal, 
and  the  captain's  clerk  gave  her  freely  of 
laudanum  only,  to  lull  her  pains :  she  died 
,:a bout  five  daysafteiv 


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rs 


in  consequence  of  this  unpleasant  aBair, 
the  Indians  were  afraid,and  refused  to  trade, 
but  sent  oE  a  flag  of  truco  to  inform  us  that 
they  would  again  open  h  trade  with  us,  pro- 
vided we  would  send  an  ofHcer  to  lie  off  in 
one  of  their  canoes,which  the  captain  agreed 
to  do  ;  but  they  hari  a  plot  in  their  heads  to 
take  our  ship  ifpof/sible,  all  the  while:  the 
captain's  clerk  went  into  one  of  the  canoes 
and  lay  off.  They  came  on  board  of  our 
ship  and  were  trading,  when  the  old  chief 
gave  a  shout  for  all  to  leave  the  ship,  and  for 
the  canoe  to  run  away  with  the  captain's 
clerk  ;  but  luckily  we  took  the  old  chief's  sis* 
ter,  and  the  young  chief,  and  two  or  three 
others. 

The  savages  offered  the  clerk  no  injury, 
and  on  the  next  morning  sent  a  flag  of  truce 
to  ehange  prisoners  ;  provided  we  would 
meet  them  half  way.  To  this  we  agreed,  and 
myself  and  hve  others  of  the  crew  were  sent 
armed  to  meet  them  ;  they  also  sent  a  tnrge 
war  canoe  with  the  clerk,  and  two  other  can* 
oes  to  convoy  her.  After  making  toward 
them,  they  hauled  off  so  far  from  our  ship 
that  we  could  but  just  discover  her  port 
boles :  but  at  length  the  exchange  was  ef* 
lected,  and  1  was  glad  ;  for  we  were  too 
much  in  their  power,  if  they  had  been  dis* 
poied  to  have  risen  upon  us. 

Theneitday  we  got  under  weigh,  and 


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traded  up  and  down  the  coast  for  several 
weeks,  and  then  ran  info  Tadisco,  and  met 
the  Vancouver  and  Pearl.  I  now  asked  the 
captain  to  raise  my  wap^es  according  to  ajj^ree- 
ment,  but  he  declined  :  I  then  afeked  to  be 
discharged,  and  it  was  .c^ranted.  I  then 
»vcnt  on  board  of  the  Pearl  as  a  passenger, 
and  embarked  for  the  Sandwich  islands, and 
after  a  favorable  passage  arrived  there. 


CHAP.  XIII. 

«*Thou  Lord  the  Pilot's  part  perform, 
And  guide  and  gitard  me  thro*  the  storm  ; 
Defend  me  fi    a  each  threatening  ill, 
-   Control  the  waves,  say,  ^^Peace,  be  still.'* 

Third  time  to  the  North-west  coast;  a  trif  ta 
KoriaCy  and  the  coast  of  California, 

But,  after  a  few  weeks  the  ship  Ocain  ar- 
rived, and  I  shipped  on  board  of  her  for  the 
North-west  coast  again,  and  after  a  very 
rough  passage  we  arrived  safe  at  New  Arch- 
angel. Here  our  captain  agreed  with  the 
Hussiaii^  governour  to  go  to  Koriac^,  and 
iMere  take  a  number  of  Indians  and  their 
leather  canoes,  and  go  to  the  coast  of  G  difor- 
nia  to  catch  otter,  of  which  we  were  to  re* 
eeive  oue  half. 


NARRATIVE* 


17 


We  harl  a  longpnssage  to  Koriac,  and  ve- 
ry heavy  winds.  We  spent  the  whiter  at 
this  place,  having  heavy  gales  and  very  cold 
iveather. 

In  the  spring  we  took  120  Indians  and  75 
canoes  on  board^and  beinti^  rea  ly  for  sea,sad- 
ed  for  the  coast  of  California.  After  a  plea- 
sant passage  we  arrived.  We  dispatched 
our  Indians  in  their  canoes  in  a  party  on 
their  iDusiness. 

While  on  this  coast,  being  short  of  provis- 
ions, we  sent  a  boat  on  shore  on  an  island  to 
procure  seals  ;  which  we  obtained,  and  also 
a  great  quantity  of  fowls'  eggs.  In  this  place 
we  d  is; overed  a  curiosity  wort  hy  of  noticing 
jieie :  it  appeared  that  there  had  been  form- 
erly on  thi»  island  a  volcano,  and  where  the 
eruption  broke  out  and  ran  into  the  sea,  it 
formed  an  arch  about  twenty  feet  high,  and 
in  some  places  five  or  six  rods  wide,  and  a- 
bout  half  a  mile  long.  It  was  open  towards 
the  water,  and  had  an  aperture  at  tl.e  other 
end  in  the  top  of  the  mountain,  somethia^ 
like  the  topof  a  chimney.  We  walked  uudev 
this  arch  on  a  dry  bottom  ;  and,  curious  to 
see,  over  head  the  melted  lava  had  run  duwii 
and  cooled,  and  hung  in  the  form  of  icicles. 

We  sailed  from  the  bay  where  we  firt(  put 
in,  to  another,  and  thence  to  an  island#  At 
theJatter  place  we  saw  hundreds  of  sea  ele- 


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pbaDts  of  a  very  uncommon  size.  They  la y 
upon  the  heach  exposed  to  the  flies,  by 
which  means  numberless  reptiles  were  pro- 
duced in  tbeii;flesh,especially  ou  their  backs. 

While  here  captain  Hudson  arrived  in  a 
vessel  which  was  built  on  one  of  the  Sand- 
wich islands  ;  and  I  bein.c;  sick,  took  my  dis- 
chars^e  from  the  Ocain,  with  an  order  on  the 
owners  at  Boston  for  my  wattes  ;  and  took 
passage  for  the  Sandwich  islands ;  and  after 
a  Jong  passage  arrived  at  Waohoo.  I  went 
onshore,  and  after  a  few  weeks  recovered  my 
health  again. 


CHAP.  XIV. 

^^Sailing  from  land  to  land, 
Let  stupid  mortals  know, 
The  waves  are  under  God's  command. 
And  all  the  winds  that  blow.'' 

A  trip  to  Canton^  and  Port  Jachon* 

Capt.  Perry  arriving  in  the  ship  Mary- 
land, (which  was  formerly  a  sloop  of  war) 
from  the  coast  of  Pern,  and  being  bound  to 
Canton,  I  enterel  on  board  as  a  passensfer, 
and  embarked.  We  arrived  at  one  of  the 
Baahee isl a nds.in habited  by  SpnuJards, where 
we  stayed  a  few  weeK^  Afiei'  obtiiining  supA 


WARRATIVB* 


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plies,  we  sailed,  and  toiiclied  at  another  isU 
and  in  tlie  Chinese  sea.  Here  we  procured 
buffaloe,  and  otlier  refresh  iiieuts.  We  sail* 
ed  u|3^aiu,  an'i  after  a  fav  orahle  pussacre  arriv* 
ed  at  Mncao,  a  Portuy^uese  settlement.  Here 
we  took  a  piltt  an  I  proceeded  on  ;  l)ut,  I  left 
the  Maryland  and  went  to  work  on  hoard  of 
the  Dorothea  ;  hut  at  length  fell  in  with  an 
English  Letter  of  Marquejiclongins;  to  Port 
Jackson,  captain  Camel,  and  entered  on 
board  of  her.  We  sailed  and  passed  throu|B;h 
a  strait,  where  we  stopped  for  refreshment ; 
and  after  a  long  passage  we  arrived  at  New 
Holland  and  came  to  anchor  in  Port  Jackson* 

While  at  this  place,  one  day  when  rt  work 
deck,in  the  hold ,there came  a  young  man  on 
and  enquired  if  there  were  any  Americans 
on  board,  and  was  informed  of  lue.  He  gave 
roe  a  call,  and  after  a  little  conversation  I 
found  he  had  lived  in  the  neighborhood  of 
my  father,and  informed  me  that  my  parents, 
and  brothers  and  sisters  were  recently  well, 
which  was  very  satisfying  to  ine. 

* 
After  a  while  I  fell  in  with  an  Americam 
brig  belonging  to  Providence,  commanded 
by  E.  H.  Corey.  In  this  vessel  was  an  Eng- 
lishman, that  wanted  to  get  into  the  Biitisb 
service,  and  with  him  I  effected  a  change^ 
and  went  on  board  the  American  br^. 


tc 


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CHAP.  XV. 

"I  ne'er  on  death  or  danger  tliought. 

But  still  kepi  dashing  on  ; 
And  thus  my  own  destruction  sought : 

From  dime  to  clime  I've  run." 

Sail  for  the  Feegee  Islands. 

Ontkefirst  of  Majl808,  we  sailed  from 
Port  Jackson,  and  after  a  passa^re  of  twelve 
daysarrived  at  Tongataboo.  White  lying 
liere  there  came  two  men  to  us,  John  Husk, 
and  Charles  Savage,  and  stated  that  the 
Port*aii-prince,an  English  Letter  of  Marque, 
had  been  taken  by  the  savages,  and  all  the 
h  nds  massacreed,  excepting  31,  and  they 
were  two  of  the  survivors;  but  the  otbers 
were  on  different  islands.  These  men  want* 
ed  a  passage,and  we  received  them  on  board. 
They  also  informer!  us  that  a  chief  by  the 
name  of  Torki  intended  to  rise  on  us.  Great 
numbers  of  the  nati\  es  came  along  side,  and 
we  had  a  profitable  tiade  with  them  for  a 
Dumber  of  days. 

On  the  lith  of  May,  it  being  calm,  we 
could  not  ^et  under  weiij^h,  and  there  came 
240  canoes  of  savages  alone:  side  and  went  to 
trading  :  at  leus;th  the  chief,  who  had  laid 
liis  plans  to  take  us,  made  his  appearance, 
and  we  permitted  iiiai  to  come  on  board* 


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We  kept  every  man  to  his  arms  j  but  soon 
one  of  the  Englishmen  who  knew  their  signs 
andlanguage,  told  our  captain  that  a  signal 
was  given  to  attack  us  f  he  asked  by  whom, 
and  was  told  by  Torki  the  chief,  who  was 
setting  on  the  taffil  rail.  The  captain  then 
pointed  a  pistol  at  him,  at  wjiich  he  fell  oS 
backward,  and  went  on  board  of  his  canoe. 
At  this  time  1  was  unwell,  but  was  called 
from  below  by  the  captain,  and  directed  ta 
set  on  the  hen  coop  v/ith  a  brace  of  pistol* 
and  a  cutlass,  and  not  let  nsy  weakness  be 
observed,  for  I  was  hardly  able  to  walk* 
The  savages  were  soon  dispersed,  and  we 
got  immediately  under  weigh. 

At  this  place  we  purchased  quii*  a  num- 
ber of  canoes  to  carry  to  the  Feegee  islands 
to  purchase  Santle  wood.  This  wood  is  ©f 
great  value  in  India,  and  is  burnt  there  be- 
fore the  gods,  in  an  ofTeriitg  of  sweet  in- 
cense ;  4)nd  the  most  pleasant  fans  are  made 
of  it  ;  the  oil  of  this  wood  is  a  perfume,  very 
delii?htsome,  and  is  a  rich  fragrance  for  fur- 
niture. Ojr  voyage  to  the  Feegee  islands 
was  principally  to  procure  this  article.  We 
touched  at  a  number  of  islands,  and  on  the 
Sotbof  June  were  nigh  the  place  towhici;^ 
we  were  bound. 


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CHAP.  XVL 

"Tho'tless  of  danger,  all  at  eaae^ 

We  calmly  rode  upon  the  seas  ; 

But  in  one  sudden,  fatal  hour, 

The  scenes  were  changed,-- all  was  o'er."' 

Shipwreck   near  the  Feegee  Islands,  andauf 
Jirst  getting  on  shore  at  Nirien 

On  the  20th  of  June  1808,  being  in  S.  ktw 
17,  40  ;  E.  long.  179,  at  about  eleven  o'clock 
P.  M.  tlie  man  who  had  the  look  out  on 
the  forecastle,  seeing  brakers  but  justahead, 
cried  out  with  the  greatest  vehemence,  and 
gave  us  the  alarm  :  I  then  was  sick  in  my 
bunk  below,  but  with  the  others  I  jumped 
out ;  but  before  we  could  get  on  deck  the 
vessel  struck  on  the  rocks.  We  cat<  hed  the 
axe  and  cut  away  the  rigging,  and  the  metsts 
went  over  the  sidej  and  as  they  fell  jbroke 
our  whale  boat  ii'> pieces;  but  we  got  the 
long  boat  out  an/l  put  the  nione}  in  it,  to  th« 
amount  of  34000  (lolla|s ;  the  navigating 
impleiiients,  nuiskets  a  cask  of  powder  and 
bails^  cutlasses,  and  some  of  our  clotlies  :  we 
also  lasheti  two  canoes  together,  and  John 
Husk,  and  Wm.  Brown,  went  on  board  of 
them  to  keep  them  astern  of  the  long  1;oat 
and  heading  the  seas  >vhile  the  rest  of  us 
went  into  the  lon^  Ixat-  Our  fears  were 
gicaty  that  if  the  vessel  w  eut  to  pieces,  wtj 


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«houl(l  be  killed  by  the  timbers.  Thevioii 
jence  of  the  swell  and  the  sea  running  high, 
^et  the  canoes  a  surging,  which  parted  the 
line  they  uere  made  fast  with,  and  they 
ivent  adrift,  and  Husk  being  an  excellent 
swimmer,  said  to  Brown  I  must  bid  you  good 
bye  and  swim  to  the  wreck,  and  he  was  seen 
no  more  ;  but  Brown  stayed  on  the  canoes 
and  drifted  with  them,  and  fortunately 
three  days  after  was  drove  on  theshore  of  the 
island  of  Booyer,  and  six  months  after  met 
us  at  Nirie.  We  lay  by  the  wreck  all  night 
in  the  long  boat,  and  when  day  light  appear- 
ed in  the  mornina:,  we  saw  the  island  of 
Nirie,  one  of  the  Feegees,  about  nine  miles 
distant  from  us,  and  we  took  our  two  remain^ 
ing  boats  and  steered  for  it.  The  natives 
seeing  us  coming,  came  down  in  great  num- 
bers with  their  implements  of  war,  such  as 
bows  and  arrows,  spears  and  war  clubs,  and 
gave  us  to  understand  that  the^  wou|d  not 
injure  u?  if  we  would  give  them  what  we  had 
in  our  boats;  and  on  the  condition  of  our 
lives  being  spared,  we  let  them  take  the 
whole.  ftWhile  the  natives  were  carrying 
their  spoil  up  to  the  village,  I  being  sick  was 
Jagging  along  behind,  when  one  of  them 
^ame  up  to  me,  and  took  off  my  hat,  in 
which  was  my  pocket  book  wJiich  contained 
my  protection  and  other  papers ;  but  I  gave 
them  to  understand  that  if  they  would  I6t 
mo  retain  my  papers,  they  might  freely  have 
my  h^^.t  and  pocket  book  j  but  they  took  tli^ 


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^papers  and  rofled  them  up  and  put  them  tbitj^ 
the  holes  in  the  rims  of  theit  ears  and  wore 
them  off.  They  theti  took  from  me  my  jacfe* 
«t,  trowsers  and  shirt,  but  I  could  not  see 
^hat  they  wanted  them  for,  for  they  were 
all  naked,  and  never  wore  any  clothes  of  con- 
•sequence.  I  now  was  left  naked,  but  was 
not  much  ashamed,  for  all  around  me  were 
in  the  same  condition.  As  I  drew  nigh  the 
village  where  the  officers  and  the  rest  of  the 
-crew  were  gone,  and  were  eating  of  the  pro- 
duce of  the  island,  I  saw  a  great  awkward 
savage  have  the  captain's  silk  coat,  trying  to 
put  it  on  for  a  pair  of  breeches  or  trowsers ; 
I  went  up  to  him  and  took  and  put  it  on  my- 
self, and  then  took  it  off  and  handed  it  to 
him,  and  he  put  it  c^  and  wore  it  off* 4  and, 
notwithstanding  my  situation  I  could  not 
but  smile  for  a  moment  at  his  ignorance.  I 
found  all  ray  shipmates  in  the  same  naked 
situation  with  myself.  The  ca ptain  endeav- 
ored to  encourage  us,  and  told  us  that  he 
would  try  to  prevail*  on  the  chief  to  let  us 
hav*^  the  long  boat ;  and  after  about  one 
week  he  procured  it  and  started  off  with  hi* 
two  mates,  and  two  others,  having  first  col- 
lected as  aiuch  of  the  money  from  the  savages 
as  they  could,  in  all    about   6000  dollars. 

When  they  sat  off,  the  captain  calie<1  «§ 
down  to  the  boat,  gave  us  owr  charge,  "nd 
shook  hands  with  us.  He  told  us  tiii.t  he 
was  going  to  the  island  of  Bcoyer  in  iiopet 


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«f  findhi^^  a  ship  lyin.i;  there;  and  if  he  did 
he  would  be  back  in  the  course  of  a  week  and 
take  us  off  ^  he  ordered  us  to  collect,  what 
money  we  could  from  the  Sfivag;es,and  take 
■care  of  it,  which  weendeavored  lodo,though 
it  was  attended  with  considerable  difficulty, 
for  it  was  scattered  extensively  among  the 
Ignorant  natives. 

On  parting  with  the  captain,  no  tongue 
can  tell  my  feelings ;  I  then  reflected  on  my 
past  conduct,  especially  in  disregarding  my 
mother,  and  leaving  her  as  I  h«tl  done*  I 
retired  to  acocoanut  tree,  and.^aLt  down  un- 
der it  and  gave  vent  to  a  flood  of  tears. 

Those  who  went  with  the  captain,  were, 
Billy  Ellekin  chief  mate,  Seth  Barton  second 
mate,  Charles  Bowen  a  son  of  judge  Bo  wen 
on  the  Mohawk  river  and  nephew  of  doctor 
Bowen  of  Providence,  and  John  Holden. 

The  captain  €ound  an  American  ship  at 
Booyer,  but  did  not  return  so  soon  as  was  ex- 
pected, and  not  until  after  I  was  gone  from 
Nirie.  Me,  however,  at  length  came  back, 
but  succeo«led  only  to  bring  off  his  boy.  The 
"sa^  ages  opposed  him,  and  two  of  those  with 
him  were  killed,  and  several  wounded.  He 
s^ileil  for  Canton,  but  before  he  arrive  I 
lie  put  into  port  in  distress,  toock  charge  of  & , 
Spanish  ship,  was  cast  away  and  dled« 


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Charles  Savage,  who  was  vvith  us  when  we 
first  lauded  in  this  nielancholly  place,  could 
speak  the  language  of  this  people,  and  was  of 
great  use  to  us  as  an  interpreter. 


CHAP.  xvir. 

"With  melting  heart  and  weeping  eyes, 
My  trembling  soul  in  anguish  lies." 


A  Visit  to  Beteger,  another  of  the  Feegee  Is» 
landsy  with  an  Acet;unt  of  the  Hdr^ion^  and 
Customs  of  the  People  of  Feegee, 


After  we  had  been  a  while  on  the  island 
of  Nirie,  a  chief  from  another  of  the  Feegee 
islands  called  Beteger,  came  to  us,and  being 
much  pleased  with  us,  persuaded  myself  and 
one  of  my  shipmates,  Noah  Sifere  by  name, 
lo  go  home  with  hiuu-.;^|l^  took  all  the 
money  we  had  collected  aind  went.  Beteger 
lies  not  far  from  Nirie,  alid  we  arrived  there 
in  a  few  hours.  The  people  of  this  place 
were  very  fond  of  us,  and  the  chief  used  to 
take  us  over  his  plantations  and  shew  us  his 
cane,  and  the  produce  ho  had  growing. 

While  oil  these  islands,  some  of  our  com* 
nany  having  some  pumpkin  and  watermelon 
.ecds,  and  some  corn,  we  planted  them  yhnf 
?Xfc  i^^ihey  were  ripe,  or  nalfgroivn,  the  ig*- 


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noi^ant  savages  picked  theui,  and  came  to  us 
to  know  what  they  should  do  with  them. 
We  told  them  that  if  they  had  let  them  a- 
lone  until  they  had  come  to  maturity,  they 
would  have  been  a  good  substitute  for  bread j 
but  they  said  slcingi^  that  is,  no. 

The  food  of  this  country  is,  yams,  potat- 
oes, plantains,  cocoanuls,  bananas,  tares, 
breadfruit,  human  flesh,  an  inferior  kind  of 
swine  which  they  raise,  &c.  The  bi'ead- 
fruit  grows  on  trees  fifteen  or  tv  enty  feet 
high,  and  is  as  large  as  our  middling  sized 
pumpkins,  and  when  ripe  is  yellow.  They 
pluck  it  and  boil  it  in  pots  made  of  clay,  and 
then  take  out  the  core,  and  place  it  in  a  kind 
of  vat  fixed  in  the  earth  for  the  purpose ;  the 
women  then,  intirely  naked,  tread  it  down 
with  their  feet ;  and  after  putting  on  soma 
plantain  leaves,  cover  it  with  earth.  After  it 
is  fermented, they  take  it  out  and  make  it  in- 
to a  kind  of  dumplings,  called  by  theni,mu;i* 

ries. 

* 

When  cultivating  their  lands,  and  in  theic 
other  labours,  about  noon  they  generally 
Lave  a  hol«^  dug  in  the  ground,  heated  by  a 
fire  made  in  it ;  and  after  they  clean  out  the 
coals  and  ashes,  they  lay  in  their  dead  bod- 
ies, human,  if  they  have  any  for  eating,  if 
pot,  ho^s,  and  also  potatoes  an^  yatfijs*  On 
these  they  place  a  covering  oif  fl^avi^,  and 
|Ji«a  bring  on  the  hot  ashes  ?ind   ^  '*'      *  * 


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ter  a  few  hours  tliey  take  out  the  flesh,  ficCf 
and  each  one  receives  his  share.    * 

Tlieir  method  of  tilling  the  ground,  is  by 
hand  to  dis?  up  the  earth  with  sticks  sharpen* 
ed,  or  levers  ;  ^d  then  with  their  hands 
plant  yams  ana  potatoes.  Plantains,  and 
bananas  are  raised  by  separating  and 
transplanting  the  sions  each  season  ;  but  a- 
bout  all  the  other  fruits  of  these  islands  are 
naturally  produced  by  the  soil. 

These  savages  arc  cannibals,  and  eat  the 
l)odies  of  their  owuiQakfactor9,and  all  those 
of  their  prisoners :  and  as  they  were  contin- 
ually at  war  with  some  of  the  tribes  around 
them,  and  the  breach  of  their  own  laws,  in 
jnearly  every  case  was  punishable  with  death, 
they  generally  had  a  supply  of  human  flesh* 

•  These  wretches  also  eat  vermin  of  almost 
every  description  j  and  if  by  pulhng  up  a 
bush  or  weed,  or  by  any  other  means,  they 
meet  with  worms,  they  are  assure  and  quick 
to  devour  them  as  dung- hill  fowls  would  be» 
One  day  the  wife  of  a  chief,having  collected 
a  ninnber  of  lice  in  her  hand  from  the  head 
of  her  little  son,  she  beckoned  to  the  chief, 
who  was  at  a  little distance^to  come,  and  in 
his  haste  to  possess  himself  of  his  5:anie,  he 
hurried  them  too  carelessly  into  his  mouth  | 
of  this,  it  seems,  one  of  the  s'ampeiing 
foguen  some  how  took  the  advan^tage,  and 


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mmde  his  escape  from  the  i^rlnders  down  the 
lane  of  the  chief's  throat,  and  there  takini; 
his  post  to  good  advanta{2;e,   he  unmerci- 
fully choked    the  poor  fellow.     Notwith- 
standing the  agony  of  the  chief,  Steere  and 
myself  could  not  avoid  laughing  at  his  flounc- 
ing ;  but  this  offended  him  much  i  and  after 
lie  had  obtained  the  better  of  the  cruel  little 
fellow  in  his  throat,  he  called  for  his  war  club 
and  was  about  to  vent  his  rage  on  us  for  not 
being  more  solemn  on  so  distressing  an  occa- 
sion.    We  thought  then  that  the  end  of  our 
days  had  come  sure  enough,  and  began  to 
look  for  the  h%aA  blow,  which  undoubtedly 
would  have  been  given,  had  not  a  young 
chief,  who  was  ever  a  friend  to  us,  interced- 
ed in  our  behalf :    by  this  means  our  lives 
were  spared,  and  we  escaped* 

Their  religion  appears  to  be  as  follows  ; 
each  tribe  has  a  man,  something  like  a  priest, 
called  Rombetty  ;  and  in  the  midst  oJf  their 
villages,  they  have  a  large  building  called 
Booree-curlow,  that  is,  house  of  the  Spirit, 
for  the  purpose  of  their  religious  devotion  ; 
where  they  worship  the  sun,  moon,  and 
stars.  'To  this  sanctuary  the  people  retire 
every  morning,  led  by  their  Rombetty, 
whom  they  follow  promiscuously:  at  the 
liouse  they  appear  very  solemn  and  regular  s 
and  appaiently  seriously  retiifi  afte^  their 
service  is  ended. 
■n].''  ''8*  -  '    '    ';. : 


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In  their  devotion  they  have  a  kind  of  »a» 
crainent,  using  the  root  called  on  the  Sand* 
wich  islands ava,  but*  angooner  in  this  coun* 
try.  In  the  Hi  St  place  they  wash  the  root 
clean,  and  then  chew  it,  and  put  it  into  a 
large  plantain  leaf,which  is  as  big  as  a  small 
tea  table,  which  they  lay  in  a  hole  in  the 
ground,  and  then  pour  a  small  Quantity  of 
water  to  it,  and  rinse  the  substance^ut.  This 
liquor  the  Rombetty  serves  out  in  small  plan* 
tain  leaves  to  hispeople,and  as  each  one  re* 
ceives  it,  they  all  clap  their  hands  and  say 
mannor  angooner ^  which  is  returning  thanks 
to  God  in  their  way.  After  partaking  of 
thiis  they  thinlr  chey  are  happy,  its  effect  be* 
ing  similar  to  that  of  laudanum.  . 

Circumcision  is  a  sac^red  rite  among  the 
natives  of  Feegee,  and  they  eircumcise  their 
male  children  when  young. 

AH  their  marriages  are  made  Hy  the  par* 
ents  when  their  cbddren  are  m  infancy  ;  at 
i^hich  time  the  parties  get  together  and 
have  a  great  feast  of  the  best  the  country  ai^ 
fords,  and  partake  of  the  angooner  root :  and 
after  the  young  couple  arrive  to  the  age  of 
maturity  they  live  together.  The  chief  is 
allowed  eight  or  ten  wiv  esif  he  chuses.  A* 
dultery  is  punished  with  the  death  of  both 
the  oiTenders.  If  the  husband  expires  before 
liis  wife,  she  is  choked  to  death  by  puttin&r« 
iNkck  arovuiU  lietuecki  and  twisting  it  with  n 


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Stick  until  she  is  (lead,  and  they  are  buried 
together  in  the  same  j^ave^  but  if  the  woman 
dies  first,  tlie  man  is  suffered  to  live  unmol* 
ested.  Aud,  if  the  chief  dies,  having  tea 
wives,  they  must  all  be  choked  to  death  andt 
buried  wiih  hiiu. 


It  is  an  abomination  among  them  to 
sneeze  or  break  wind,  and  if  one  of  the  lower 
class  happens  to  do  eiiber,  the  cry  is,  armat* 
tee^armatteey  that  is,  that  he  might  die  i  but 
if  one  of  the  chiefs,  or  their  wives,  should 
thus  happen  to  do,  they  say  ambuller^  ambu^ 
Ur^  that  is,  that  he  mi^hX  be  well.  But,  one 
mornin<^  a  wife  of  a  chief  being  alK)Ut  to 
sneeze,  she  violently  seized  her  nose  to  pre* 
vent  it  'f  but  as  humorous  nature  was  not  to 
be  bafAed  in  this  way,  there  wa»in  adiA'er* 
ent  direction  not  a  little  disturbance ;  at  this^ 
comical  a^air,  S'eere  and  myself  could  not 
well  keep  from  la  i<hing  a  little ;  but  the 
chief  wa«»  greatly  ofien<Ie<i,  and  was  about  to 
kill  us  itiMuediately  for  our  impudence,  but  a 
young  cliief  interceded  for  us  and  we  escape 
ed  his  fury. 

The  men  of  these  islands  havenootLci 
dress  but  a  strip  (f  cloth  about  six  inches 
wide,  and  »ix  feet  long,  bfo*t  up  between  the 
legs,  and  theu  passing  around  the  waist^ 
with  one  end  hansring.dowp  Ifcf  >re'and  the 
other  behind,  called  mar  ran  Their  h^ 
they  burn  or  sear  shttrt,  and  erect  in  every 
diWctioQi  dtea^d  with  the  white  i^ea  ol 


